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pair

n. match; whole consisting of two parts; couple, two people who are connected in a relationship (i.e. engaged, married, dating); two people who are working partners in a project; two animal that are joined for mating or working

v. couple; be part one of a match; mate; form pairs

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PAIR

PAIR (Peer-Allocated Instant Response) is a project in the Netherlands that aims to match students with best-suited peer candidates for online support. It was launched in 2006 by the Open University of the Netherlands, an online university, and was supported by Fontys University and SURF, the national organization in the Netherlands that coordinates ICT in higher education.

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Pair

The word pair, derived via the French words pair/paire from the Latin par 'equal', can refer to:

2 (number), two of something
Topological pair, an inclusion of topological spaces.
Tuple
Product type
Au pair, a work agreement
Couple, various senses for two joined things
Even number, in roulette etc.
Ordered pair, in Mathematics and set theory
Twisted pair, a couple of electric wires twisted together
Pair (parliamentary convention), matching of members unable to attend, so as not to change the voting margin
Pair, the French equivalent of peer, holder of a French Pairie, French high title roughly equivalent to a member of the British peerage
Pair, a member of the Prussian House of Lords
Pair (Cricket): "getting a pair" means being out for 0 in both innings of a match
A handshaking process in Bluetooth communications
P_air, Pressure of air in a system
A team in pair skating
PAIR, the research group Pain & Autonomics - Integrative Research at the University of Jena in Germany
Pair (app), a mobile application for a couple

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pair

Noun
1. a set of two similar things considered as a unit
(synonym) brace
(hypernym) set
(hyponym) Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Tweedledee and Tweedledum
(derivation) geminate
2. two items of the same kind
(synonym) couple, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
(hypernym) two, 2, II, deuce
(hyponym) doubleton
(derivation) geminate
3. two people considered as a unit
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(hyponym) couple, twosome, duo, duet
(derivation) copulate, mate, couple
4. a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
(hypernym) poker hand

Verb
1. form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
(synonym) pair off, partner off, couple
(hypernym) unite, unify
2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
(synonym) match, mate, couple, twin
(hypernym) join, bring together
(hyponym) mismate
(verb-group) match
3. occur in pairs
(synonym) geminate
(hypernym) occur
(verb-group) geminate
(derivation) couple, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
4. arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"
(synonym) geminate
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(verb-group) geminate
(derivation) couple, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
5. make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
(synonym) copulate, mate, couple
(hypernym) join, conjoin
(hyponym) nick

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Pair (das)

n. Pair, member of the french nobility

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pair

adj. even

pair

nm. peer, person of equal rank or standing, friend

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