"pairing" meaning in English

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        "The combination or union of two things."
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        "(politics) An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves."
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      "rhymes": "-ɛəɹɪŋ"
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      "homophone": "paring"
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      "word": "accepted pairing"
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    },
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      "word": "axiom of pairing"
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    {
      "word": "pairing energy"
    },
    {
      "word": "pairing function"
    },
    {
      "word": "pairing off"
    },
    {
      "word": "pairing time"
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