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pas

[pah]
noun, plural pas.
1.
a step or series of steps in ballet.
2.
right of precedence.

Origin:
1695–1705; < French < Latin passus. See pace1

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pa

[pah, paw]
noun Informal.

Origin:
short for papa
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pas (pɑː, French pɑ)
 
n , pl pas
1.  a dance step or movement, esp in ballet
2.  rare the right to precede; precedence
 
[C18: French, literally: step]

PAS
 
abbreviation for
physician-assisted suicide: a practice in which a terminally-ill person requests a medical practitioner to administer a lethal dose of medication

PA's
 
pl n
mountaineering a type of rock boot
 
[C20: named after Pierre Allain, French climber]

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Word Origin & History

pa
1811, colloquial shortening of papa (q.v.).
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pas
"a step in dancing," 1775, see pass (n.).
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Medical Dictionary

PA or P.A.
abbr.
physician's assistant

PAS or PASA
abbr.

  1. para-aminosalicylic acid

  2. periodic acid-Schiff

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Science Dictionary
protactinium   (prō'tāk-tĭn'ē-əm)  Pronunciation Key 
Symbol Pa
A rare, extremely toxic, radioactive metallic element of the actinide series that occurs in uranium ores. It has 13 known isotopes, the most stable of which is protactinium 231 with a half-life of 32,760 years. Atomic number 91; approximate melting point 1,550°C; specific gravity 15.37; valence 4, 5. See Periodic Table.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
PAS
  1. para-aminosalicylic acid

  2. periodic acid-Schiff stain

  3. pseudo aircraft simulation

  4. pulmonary artery systolic pressure

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