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pace

1  [peys] noun, verb, paced, pac⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a rate of movement, esp. in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour.
2. a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo.
3. any of various standard linear measures, representing the space naturally measured by the movement of the feet in walking: roughly 30 to 40 in. (75 cm to 1 m). Compare geometrical pace, military pace, Roman pace.
4. a single step: She took three paces in the direction of the door.
5. the distance covered in a step: Stand six paces inside the gates.
6. a manner of stepping; gait.
7. a gait of a horse or other animal in which the feet on the same side are lifted and put down together.
8. any of the gaits of a horse.
9. a raised step or platform.
–verb (used with object)
10. to set the pace for, as in racing.
11. to traverse or go over with steps: He paced the floor nervously.
12. to measure by paces.
13. to train to a certain pace; exercise in pacing: to pace a horse.
14. (of a horse) to run (a distance) at a pace: Hanover II paced a mile.
–verb (used without object)
15. to take slow, regular steps.
16. to walk up and down nervously, as to expend nervous energy.
17. (of a horse) to go at a pace.
—Idioms
18. put through one's paces, to cause someone to demonstrate his or her ability or to show her or his skill: The French teacher put her pupils through their paces for the visitors.
19. set the pace, to act as an example for others to equal or rival; be the most progressive or successful: an agency that sets the pace in advertising.
Origin:
1250–1300; ME pas < OF < L passus step, pace, equiv. to pad-, var. s. of pandere to spread (the legs, in walking) + -tus suffix of v. action, with dt > ss

Synonyms:
8. step, amble, rack, trot, jog, canter, gallop, walk, run, singlefoot. 15. Pace, plod, trudge refer to a steady and monotonous kind of walking. Pace suggests steady, measured steps as of one completely lost in thought or impelled by some distraction: to pace up and down. Plod implies a slow, heavy, laborious, weary walk: The mailman plods his weary way. Trudge implies a spiritless but usually steady and doggedly persistent walk: The farmer trudged to his village to buy his supplies.

Antonyms:
15. scurry, scamper, skip.
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pa⋅ce

2  [pey-see, pah-chey; Lat. pah-ke]
–preposition
with all due respect to; with the permission of: I do not, pace my rival, hold with the ideas of the reactionists.
Origin:
1860–65; < L pāce in peace, by favor (abl. sing. of pāx peace, favor, pardon, grace)
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pace 1   (pās)   
n.  

  1. A step made in walking; a stride.

  2. A unit of length equal to 30 inches (0.76 meter).

  3. The distance spanned by a step or stride, especially:

    1. The modern version of the Roman pace, measuring five English feet. Also called geometric pace.

    2. Thirty inches at quick marching time or 36 at double time.

    3. Five Roman feet or 58.1 English inches, measured from the point at which the heel of one foot is raised to the point at which it is set down again after an intervening step by the other foot.

    4. The rate of speed at which a person, animal, or group walks or runs.

    5. The rate of speed at which an activity or movement proceeds.

    1. The rate of speed at which a person, animal, or group walks or runs.

    2. The rate of speed at which an activity or movement proceeds.

  5. A manner of walking or running: a jaunty pace.

  6. A gait of a horse in which both feet on one side are lifted and put down together.

v.   paced, pac·ing, pac·es

v.   tr.

  1. To walk or stride back and forth across: paced the floor nervously.

  2. To measure by counting the number of steps needed to cover a distance.

  3. To set or regulate the rate of speed for.

  4. To advance or develop (something) at a particular rate or tempo: a thriller that was paced at a breathtaking speed.

  5. To train (a horse) in a particular gait, especially the pace.

v.   intr.

  1. To walk with long deliberate steps.

  2. To go at the pace. Used of a horse or rider.


[Middle English, from Old French pas, from Latin passus, from past participle of pandere, to stretch, spread out; see petə- in Indo-European roots.]
pa·ce 2   (pä'chā, -kā, pā'sē)   
prep.  With the permission of; with deference to. Used to express polite or ironically polite disagreement: I have not, pace my detractors, entered into any secret negotiations.

[Latin pāce, ablative of pāx, peace; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
pa'ce adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

pace  (1)
"a step," c.1280, from O.Fr. pas, from L. passus "a step," lit. pp. of pandere "to stretch (the leg), spread out," from PIE *pat-no-, from base *pete- "to spread" (cf. Gk. petalon "a leaf," O.E. fæðm "embrace, bosom, fathom"). The verb is first attested 1513, from the noun. Also, "a measure of five feet" [Johnson]. Pace-maker was originally (1884) a rider or boat that sets the pace for others in training; sense of "man-made device for stimulating and regulating heartbeat" is from 1951. Pace-setter in fashion is from 1895.

pace  (2)
"with the leave of," 1863, from L. pace, abl. of pax "peace," as in pace tua "with all deference to you;" from PIE *pak- "to fasten" (see pax).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

PACE
A CPU based on the Nova design, but with 16-bit addressing, more addressing modes and a 10 level stack (like the Intel 8008).
(1994-11-30)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Idioms & Phrases

pace

see change of pace; keep pace; put someone through his or her paces; set the pace; snail's pace.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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