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pace-setting

pace-setting is the alternative form of pacesetting.

Meaning of pacesetting

Adjective

pacesetting (not comparable)

  1. Defining a pace
    • There’s no dearth of two-step and zydeco rhythm on “Alligator Purse” (Yep Roc), an upbeat new release by BeauSoleil, the pacesetting Cajun-revivalist band.2009 January 18, Nate Chinen, “Sonic Adventures, From a Cappella to Zydeco”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    trendsetting

Questions about pace-setting

What is pace-setting the alternative form of?
Pace-setting is the alternative form of pacesetting.

Words near pace-setting in the dictionary

  1. pace-eggers
  2. pace-eggs
  3. pace-of-life syndrome
  4. pace-setter
  5. pace-setters
  6. pace-setting
  7. paceboard
  8. paceboards
  9. paced
  10. paced off
  11. paced oneself

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pace-setting (page history and authors); pacesetting (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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