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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. A dance for two, especially a dance in ballet consisting of an entrée and adagio, a variation for each dancer, and a coda.
  2. n. A close relationship between two people or things, as during an activity.

Wiktionary

  1. n. dance A dance performed by two dancers.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)

Etymologies

  1. French : pas, step + de, of, for + deux, two. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • “Jack Gould wrote in The New York Times, "It is only a matter of time before Chet Huntley and David Brinkley will be donning fetching leotards for their nightly pas de deux and Clive Barnes" — the Times theater critic at the time — "will be reviewing the New Hampshire primary.”

    1968 the Year that Rocked the World

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  1. pas
  1. adagio

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  • super-clarice "This novel The Song Is You is a pas de deux between a young singer-songwriter and the much older man who actively, obsessively inspires her."
    Kate Christensen; Always on My Mind; The New York Times; Apr 10, 2009.

    "One of the many paradoxes of this place we call home is the pas de deux of life and death."
    G. D. Maxwell; Screaming Into the Void; Pique Newsmagzaine (Whistler, Canada); Apr 8, 2009.

    Wordsmith.org Apr 25, 2009

  • treeseed In ballet, a pas de deux (French, step/dance for two) is a duet in which ballet steps are performed together. It usually consists of an entrée, adagio, two variations (one for each dancer), and a coda.
    _Wikipedia Feb 17, 2008

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