pair
noun
/peː/
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/pɛ(ə)ɹ/
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/pɛə(ɹ)/
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/ˈpeə/
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/ˈpeɹ/
,
/ˈpiə/
,
/ˈpɜː(ɹ)/
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- Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
- Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
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paire,
couple
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- Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts)
- A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
- (cards) A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
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paire
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