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pairwise.

Occurring in pairs; two at a time.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈpɛə.waɪz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/Canada, General-American/ˈpeː.wɑez/Australia/ˈpeə.wɑez/New-Zealand

  1. Occurring in pairs; two at a time.

    not-comparable
    They proceeded to make pairwise comparisons.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English pair Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English pairwise From pair + -wise.

adv/ˈpɛə.waɪz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈpɛɹ.waɪz/Canada, General-American/ˈpeː.wɑez/Australia/ˈpeə.wɑez/New-Zealand

  1. In or by pairs.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English pair Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós Proto-Germanic *wīsaz Proto-Germanic *-wīsaz Proto-West Germanic *-wīs Old English -wīs Middle English -wis English -wise English pairwise From pair + -wise.

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