Meaning

noun the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

noun the distance covered by a step

noun the relative speed of progress or change

originFrom Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. Doublet of pas and fathom; compare also pass. Cognate with pass, Spanish pasear, paso.

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