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pari — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • brace noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
  • couple noun Two people who are in a romantic relationship or married.
  • doublet noun A pair of two similar or equal things; couple.
  • duo noun Two people, especially performers or partners, doing something together.
  • duplex noun A house divided into two separate living units, or a single home with two floors.
  • dyad noun A pair of two closely connected people or things treated as a single unit.
  • item noun A single thing, especially one on a list or among a group of things.
  • mate noun A friend or companion, especially of the same sex.
  • pair noun Two matching or related things considered together.
  • partner noun A spouse or other person with whom someone shares a romantic or domestic relationship.
  • tally verb To count or add up a total.
  • vis-à-vis preposition In relation to, or with regard to.
  • yoke noun A wooden bar or frame joining two draught animals, such as oxen, at the neck so they can pull a plough or cart together.

Senses

pari is used for these senses in English:

  • brace (nautical) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon.
  • couple Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
  • couple Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
  • couple One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery, called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
  • duo Any pair of people.
  • duplex (architecture) Having two units, divisions, suites, or apartments.
  • dyad A set of two elements treated as one; a pair.
  • dyad (music) Any set of two different pitch classes.

brace — full definition

  1. noun A device or support that holds something firmly in place or steadies it.
  2. noun A pair of something, especially game birds or similar items.
  3. verb To prepare oneself for something difficult or unpleasant, such as an impact or shock.

couple — full definition

  1. noun Two people who are in a romantic relationship or married.
  2. noun A small, unspecified number of things or people — roughly two or a few.
  3. verb To join or connect two things together.

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