1 | verb | form a pair or pairs 2 | verb | bring two objects, ideas, or people together 3 | verb | occur in pairs 4 | verb | arrange in pairs 5 | verb | engage in sexual intercourse 6 | noun | a set of two similar things considered as a unit 7 | noun | two items of the same kind 8 | noun | two people considered as a unit 9 | noun | a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value (9 meanings)

p'er (IPA: pˈɛr)

pair (no hyphenation) (4 letters | 1 syllable)

1290 (High Middle ages) (736 years ago)

Old French | Latin

written: 1722nd most common (1 in 16393 words) ( >99% noun | 0% verb)

spoken: 1147th most common (1 in 18519 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

paired | pairing | pairs

couple | pair off | partner off | match | mate | twin | geminate | brace | couplet | distich | duad | duet | duo | dyad | span | ... (total: 18)

mismatch | mismate | bang | bed | be intimate | breed | bugger | cover | deflower | do it | eff | get it on | get laid | have a go at it | have intercourse | ... (total: 45)

unify | unite | bring together | join | occur | arrange | set up | conjoin | set | 2 | deuce | II | two | assemblage | gathering | poker hand (total: 16)

affair | aware | bare | bear | beware | billionaire | blare | care | chair | compare | concessionaire | dare | debonair | declare | despair | ... (total: 55) (based on typical American pronunciation)

pare | pear

fair | hair | lair | Nair | paid | pail | pain (total: 7)

(none among common words)

au pair | au pair girl | base pair | pair creation | pair formation | pair off | pair of pincers | pair of pliers | pair of scissors | pair of tongs | ... (total: 13)

Pair (US population: 2140 people, white: 72%)

Saint-Pair (France, 244 people) | Pair-et-Grandrupt (France, 497 people) | Saint-Pair-sur-Mer (France, 4238 people)

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A three-of-a-kind beats it | Ark complement | Au ___ | Brace | Complement of socks | Duet | Entry in an ice-skating competition | Eyes or ears | ... (total: 27) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

6 (International English) | 6 (North American English)

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