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[[t]peɪs[/t]]

n. v. paced, pac•ing

1) a rate of movement, esp. in stepping, walking, etc.:

to hike at a rapid pace[/ex]

2) a rate of activity, progress, growth, etc.; tempo

3) wam any of various standard linear measures representing the space measured by a single step in walking

4) a single step

5) the distance covered in a step

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) to set or regulate the pace for, as in racing

9) to traverse with slow, regular steps

10) to measure by paces

11) to train to a certain pace:

to pace a horse[/ex]

12) (of a horse) to run (a distance) at a pace

13) to take slow, regular steps

14) to walk up and down

15) (of a horse) to go at a pace

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Etymology: 1250–1300; ME pas < OF < L passus step, pace =pad-, var. s. of pandere to spread (the legs, in walking) II

pa•ce

[[t]ˈpeɪ si, ˈpɑ tʃeɪ[/t]] lat. [[t]ˈpɑ kɛ[/t]] prep.

with all due respect to:

I do not, pace my rivals, agree with their ideas[/ex]

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Etymology: 1860–65; < L pāce in peace, by favor (abl. sing. of pāx peace, favor, pardon, grace)