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pacesetting

pacesetting adjective: defining a pace.

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

Synonyms of pacesetting

Origin of pacesetting

From pace + setting.

Questions about pacesetting

What does pacesetting mean?
Pacesetting means defining a pace.
What part of speech is pacesetting?
Pacesetting is an adjective.

Words near pacesetting in the dictionary

  1. paces off
  2. paces oneself
  3. paces out
  4. pacesetter
  5. pacesetters
  6. pacesetting
  7. paceth
  8. Pacetti
  9. Pacettis
  10. paceway
  11. paceways

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