pas de deux

noun

(ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)

• Syn: ↑duet

• Hypernyms: ↑dancing, ↑dance, ↑terpsichore, ↑saltation

• Part Holonyms: ↑ballet, ↑concert dance

• Part Meronyms: ↑adagio

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I. \\-ˈdə̄, -ˈdər, -ˈdü\ noun (plural pas de deux)

Etymology: French, literally, step for two

: a dance or figure for two performers : duet

II. noun

: an intricate relationship or activity involving two parties or things

every play written for the stage is … a pas de deux between language and action — Hilton Kramer

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Fr. /pahdeu due"/, pl. pas de deux. Ballet.

1. a dance by two persons.

2. (in classical ballet) a set dance for a ballerina and a danseur noble, consisting typically of an entrée, an adagio, a variation for each dancer, and a coda.

[1755-65; < F: lit., step for two]

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pas de deux UK [ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː] US [ˌpɑ də ˈdu] noun [countable] [singular pas de deux plural pas de deux]

a ballet dance for two people, usually performed by a man and a woman

Thesaurus: ballet_hyponym

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pas de deux «_PAH duh DER»,

French. a dance or figure in ballet for two persons.

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[ˌpä də 'do͝o]

n. (pl. same) a dance for two people, typically a man and a woman

Origin:

French, literally ‘step of two’

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pas de deux 7 [ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː] [ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː] noun (pl. pas de deux [ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː] ; [ˌpɑː də ˈdɜː] )(from French)

a dance, often part of a ↑ballet, that is performed by two people

 

Word Origin:

[pas de deux] French, literally step of two.