"pair" meaning in French

See pair in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-pair.ogg Forms: paire [feminine], pairs [masculine, plural], paires [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin pār (“equal”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|pār||equal|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin pār (“equal”), {{inh+|fr|la|pār||equal}} Inherited from Latin pār (“equal”) Head templates: {{fr-adj}} pair (feminine paire, masculine plural pairs, feminine plural paires)
  1. (arithmetic) even (divisible by two) Categories (topical): Arithmetic
    Sense id: en-pair-fr-adj-m7LI6KSx Categories (other): French terms with collocations Topics: arithmetic
  2. (mathematical analysis) even Categories (topical): Mathematical analysis
    Sense id: en-pair-fr-adj-7DgGPIgf Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 24 54 22 Topics: mathematical-analysis, mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: parité

Noun

IPA: /pɛʁ/ Audio: Fr-pair.ogg Forms: pairs [plural]
Etymology: Inherited from Latin pār (“equal”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|la|pār||equal|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin pār (“equal”), {{inh+|fr|la|pār||equal}} Inherited from Latin pār (“equal”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} pair m (plural pairs)
  1. a peer, high nobleman/vassal (as in peer of the realm) Tags: masculine Derived forms: aller de pair, au pair, évaluation par les pairs, hors pair
    Sense id: en-pair-fr-noun-MKNwLzWS

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