pairing


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pairing
n. act of putting in pairs; coupling; mating
 
pair
v. couple; be part one of a match; mate; form pairs

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Pairing
The concept of pairing treated here occurs in mathematics.

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pairing

Noun
1. the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring"
(synonym) coupling, mating, conjugation, union, sexual union
(hypernym) sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activity
(hyponym) assortative mating
(derivation) copulate, mate, pair, couple
2. the act of grouping things or people in pairs
(hypernym) grouping
(hyponym) buddy system
(derivation) pair, pair off, partner off, couple

 
pair

Noun
1. a set of two similar things considered as a unit
(synonym) brace
(hypernym) set
(hyponym) Tweedledum and Tweedledee, Tweedledee and Tweedledum
(derivation) geminate
2. two items of the same kind
(synonym) couple, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
(hypernym) two, 2, II, deuce
(hyponym) doubleton
(derivation) geminate
3. two people considered as a unit
(hypernym) gathering, assemblage
(hyponym) couple, twosome, duo, duet
(derivation) copulate, mate, couple
4. a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
(hypernym) poker hand

Verb
1. form a pair or pairs; "The two old friends paired off"
(synonym) pair off, partner off, couple
(hypernym) unite, unify
2. bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"
(synonym) match, mate, couple, twin
(hypernym) join, bring together
(hyponym) mismate
(verb-group) match
3. occur in pairs
(synonym) geminate
(hypernym) occur
(verb-group) geminate
(derivation) couple, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
4. arrange in pairs; "Pair these numbers"
(synonym) geminate
(hypernym) arrange, set up
(verb-group) geminate
(derivation) couple, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad
5. make love; "Birds mate in the Spring"
(synonym) copulate, mate, couple
(hypernym) join, conjoin
(hyponym) nick


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pairing
n. párování
 
pair
v. párovat koho/co; dát dohromady koho/co s kým; utvořit dvojici

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pair
Czas. dobierać do pary; dołączać