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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pas de trois

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables
pas de trois
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dance performed by three dancers.

Etymology

Borrowed from French pas de trois (literally “step of three”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pas-de-trois (alternative)

Questions

What does pas de trois mean?
A dance performed by three dancers.
Where does pas de trois come from?
It is traced to French.

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