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pas-de-deux

pas-de-deux is the alternative form of pas de deux.

Meaning of pas de deux

Noun

pas de deux (plural pas de deux)

  1. A dance performed by two dancers.
    • The way in which they dance[…] the final passion of a pas-de-deux; and the going off with a bound!—I shall never see a real ballet, with a composed countenance again.1846, Charles Dickens, Pictures from Italy, London: […] Bradbury & Evans, […], →OCLC
  2. (figuratively) A complicated relationship or process involving two entities, usually persons.
    • There is a seductive and terminal pas-de-deux going on between the real right in this country and their "opposition," the liberals. It is deadly for us to get caught in their maneuverings.1978 December 9, Mitzel, “Post-Briggs Blues”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 20, page 5

Forms of pas-de-deux

pluralpas-de-deux

Questions about pas-de-deux

What is pas-de-deux the alternative form of?
Pas-de-deux is the alternative form of pas de deux.

Words near pas-de-deux in the dictionary

  1. pas devant les enfants
  2. pas seul
  3. pas seuls
  4. Pas Yisroel
  5. Pas-de-Calais
  6. pas-de-deux
  7. PASA
  8. Pasacao
  9. Pasachoff
  10. Pasadena
  11. Pasadenan

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