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pace

(n): the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

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(n): a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

(n): the distance covered by a step

(n): an estimated quantity

(n): the relative speed of progress or change

(n): a property relating to time

(n): a step in walking or running

(n): the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

(n): the rate of some repeating event

(n): a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit

(n): a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

(n): a unit of measurement of length

(v): walk with slow or fast paces

(v): use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

(v): go at a pace

(v): change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

(v): measure (distances) by pacing

(v): express as a number or measure or quantity

(v): regulate or set the pace of

(v): shape or influence; give direction to

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24 days ago chained_bear said:

"PACE, in the menage, are of four kinds, the walk, trot, gallop and amble. The last, more particularly, is called a pace, wherein the horse raises the two feet of the same side together." (citation in Historical Military Terms list description)

3 months ago Delirium said:

Function: preposition
Etymology: Latin, abl. of pac-, pax peace -- more at PEACE
: with all due respect or courtesy to (I do not, pace ... the correspondents, claim to have made any "discovery" -- E.M.Almedingen) (pace the feminists, I believe my own sex is largely responsible for this ... impertinent curiosity -- Katharine F. Gerould)
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged. Merriam-Webster, 2002. http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com (25 Jul. 2008).

6 months ago aujourdui said:

...italian

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