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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.2 Pronunciation 1 1.2.1 Noun 1.2.1.1 Derived terms 1.2.1.2 Translations 1.2.2 Adjective 1.2.3 Verb 1.2.3.1 Translations 1.3 Etymology 2 1.4 Pronunciation 2 1.4.1 Preposition 1.4.1.1 Translations 1.5 Etymology 3 1.6 Pronunciation 3 1.6.1 Noun 1.6.1.1 Derived terms 1.7 Anagrams 1.8 References 2 Italian 2.1 Etymology 2.2 Pronunciation 2.3 Noun 2.3.1 Related terms 3 Romanian 3.1 Noun

[ English

[ Etymology 1

From Old French pas ← Latin passus.

[ Pronunciation 1

• IPA: /peɪs/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -eɪs

[ Noun

Singular pace

Plural paces

pace (plural paces)

1. A step taken with the foot.

   Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron’s honor.

2. An English Customary Unit of distance measuring approximately five feet.^[1]

   I have perambulated your field, and estimate its perimeter to be 219 paces.

3. Speed or velocity.

   OHSU accelerates the pace of technology spin-offs.

4. (cricket) A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
5. (military) For ground forces, the speed of a column or element regulated to maintain a prescribed average speed.^[2]
6. A 2-beat, lateral gait of a horse.

[ Derived terms

• pace car
• pacemaker
• pace setter
• pacer

[ Translations

a step

Finnish: askel fi(fi) Greek: βήμα el(el) n. (víma) Hungarian: lépés hu(hu) Polish: krok pl(pl) m.

Portuguese: passo pt(pt) m. Russian: шаг (šag) m. Slovene: korak sl(sl) m. Spanish: paso es(es) m.

English unit of distance

Slovene: korak sl(sl) m.

speed

Finnish: tahti Greek: ρυθμός el(el) m. (rythmós) Polish: tempo pl(pl) n. Portuguese: passo pt(pt) m.

Russian: темп (temp) m., скорость (skórost') f. Slovene: hitrost sl(sl) f. Spanish: paso es(es) m.

cricket: a measure of pitch hardness

military: the regulated speed of ground forces

Finnish: tahti Russian: шаг (šag) m., темп (temp) m.

Spanish: marcha es(es) f.

the gait of a horse

Finnish: passi fi(fi) Russian: иноходь (ínoχod') f.

Spanish: trote es(es) m. (slow); galope es(es) m. (speedy)

[ Adjective

pace (not comparable)

1. (cricket) Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.

[ Verb

Infinitive to pace

Third person singular paces

Simple past paced

Past participle paced

Present participle pacing

to pace (third-person singular simple present paces, present participle pacing, simple past and past participle paced)

1. Walk to and fro in a small space.
2. Set the speed in a race.
3. Measure by walking.

[ Translations

Walk to and fro

Finnish: astella edestakaisin

French: arpenter fr(fr)

Set a race’s speed

Finnish: määrätä tahti

Measure by walking

French: arpenter fr(fr)

[ Etymology 2

From Latin pace, “in peace”, ablative form of pax, “peace”.

[ Pronunciation 2

• RP¹ IPA: /ˈpɑːʧe/
• RP² IPA: /ˈpɑːke/

[ Preposition

pace

1. With all due respect to.

[ Translations

With due respect to

[ Etymology 3

Alteration of Pasch.

[ Pronunciation 3

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[ Noun

Singular pace

Plural paces

pace (plural paces)

1. Easter.

[ Derived terms

• pace egg

[ Anagrams

• cape

[ References

• Notes:

1. ^ How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement: English Customary Weights and Measures, © Russ Rowlett and thee University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (§: Distance, ¶ № 6)
2. ^ Joint Publication 1–02 U.S. Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms; 12 April 2001 (As Amended Through 14 April 2006).

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[ Italian

[ Etymology

Latin pax

[ Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈpatʃe]

[ Noun

pace f. (plural paci)

1. peace

[ Related terms

• pacatezza
• pacato
• pace interiore, pace della mente
• pacificare
• pacifico

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[ Romanian

[ Noun

pace f.

1. peace