"pas" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /pɑː/ Forms: pas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from French pas. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*peth₂-}}, {{bor|en|fr|pas}} French pas Head templates: {{en-noun|pas}} pas (plural pas)
  1. (now rare) The right of going foremost; precedence. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-pas-en-noun-e7LwG9z7
  2. A step in a dance. Translations (step): танцова стъпка (tancova stǎpka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 舞步 (wǔbù) (Chinese Mandarin), askel (Finnish), tanssiaskel (Finnish), pas [masculine] (French), Schritt [masculine] (German), pas [masculine] (Polish), па (pa) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-pas-en-noun-8P28xbTV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 49 26 Disambiguation of 'step': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: have the pas of someone Related terms: haut-pas, n'est-ce pas, pas de deux, pas de quatre, pas de trois, pas devant, pas devant les enfants, pas seul
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /pɑːz/
Etymology: * see pa Etymology templates: {{m|en|pa}} pa Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} pas
  1. plural of pa Tags: form-of, plural Form of: pa
    Sense id: en-pas-en-noun-KT3Qn27k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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        "A step in a dance."
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      "word": "舞步"
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