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pacesetting

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pace⋅set⋅ter

  [peys-set-er]
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–noun
1. a person, group, or organization that is the most progressive or successful and serves as a model to be imitated.
2. a person or thing that sets the pace, as in racing.
Also called pacemaker.

Origin:
1890–95; pace 1 + setter

Related forms:
pacesetting, adjective
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pace·set·ter   (pās'sět'ər)   
n.  

  1. Sports See pacemaker.

  2. See pacemaker.

pace'set'ting adj. & n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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