act of pairing

act of pairing
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  • pairing — noun 1. 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • pairing — pair‧ing [ˈpeərɪŋ ǁ ˈper ] noun 1. [countable] two people or things that work together: • The new engine represents an effective pairing of two highly complementary technologies. 2. [uncountable] the act of putting two people or things together:… …   Financial and business terms

  • Pairing — Pair ing, n. [See {Pair}, v. i.] 1. The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples. [1913 Webster] 2. See {To pair off}, under {Pair}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Pairing time}, the time when birds or other animals pair. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Pairing time — Pairing Pair ing, n. [See {Pair}, v. i.] 1. The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or couples. [1913 Webster] 2. See {To pair off}, under {Pair}, v. i. [1913 Webster] {Pairing time}, the time when birds or other animals pair. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pairing — [per′iŋ] n. 1. the act of grouping contestants or teams in a tournament into competing pairs 2. [pl.] the list of such pairs …   English World dictionary

  • pairing — UK [ˈpeərɪŋ] / US [ˈperɪŋ] noun [uncountable] Word forms pairing : singular pairing plural pairings a) the act of making two people do something together or of putting two things together b) [countable] a pair of people or things …   English dictionary

  • pairing — pair·ing (pārґing) the act or process of joining into pairs …   Medical dictionary

  • pairing — pair|ing [ perıŋ ] noun uncount the act of making two people do something together or of putting two things together a. count a pair of people or things …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pairing — pair·ing || peÉ™rɪŋ n. act of putting in pairs; coupling; mating per /peÉ™ 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… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Double act — This article is about comedy duos. For the children s book, see Double Act (novel). A double act, also known as a comedy duo, is a comic pairing in which humor is derived from the uneven relationship between two partners, usually of the same… …   Wikipedia

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