pairing

English

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛəɹɪŋ

Noun

pairing (countable and uncountable, plural pairings)

  1. The combination or union of two things.
    The seeds were adjusted to make sure that there were good pairings for the tennis tournament.
  2. (politics) An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.

Derived terms

  • pairing function
  • pairing off
  • pairing time

Verb

pairing

  1. present participle of pair
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