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pass-time

pass-time is the obsolete form of pastime.

Meaning of pastime

Noun

pastime (plural pastimes)

  1. Something which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably.
    • Chatting is a pleasant pastime.

See all 2 meanings of pastime

Forms of pass-time

pluralpass-times

Questions about pass-time

What is pass-time the obsolete form of?
Pass-time is the obsolete form of pastime.

Words near pass-time in the dictionary

  1. pass-parole
  2. pass-paroles
  3. pass-remarkable
  4. pass-through
  5. pass-throughs
  6. pass-time
  7. pass-times
  8. pass-word
  9. pass-words
  10. pass.
  11. pass/fail

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pass-time (page history and authors); pastime (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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