Pairing

Definitions

1. The combination or union of two things.
   countable, uncountable
2. An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“The seeds were adjusted to make⟳ sure that there were good pairings for the tennis tournament.”

“In the past, quite some studies have⟳ shown that educational hypogamous marriages are more likely to dissolve than marriages with other educational pairings (see⟳ Schwartz and Han 2014 for a review⟳).”

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