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pairing |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pairing \Pair"ing\, n. [See {Pair}, v. i.] 1. The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples. 2. See {To pair off}, under {Pair}, v. i. {Pairyng time}, the time when birds or other animals pair. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pair \Pair\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paired}; p. pr & vb n. {Pairing}.] 1. To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for breeding. 2. To suit; to fit as a counterpart. My heart was made to fit and pair with thine. --Rowe. 3. Same as {To pair off}. See phrase below. {To pair off}, to separate from a company in pairs or couples; specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues. See {Pair}, n., 6. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: pairing n : the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" [syn: {coupling}, {mating}, {conjugation}, {union}, {sexual union}]
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