pairing

About 1.76 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun The combination or union of two things.

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

2. noun An agreement between two members of a legislative body holding opposite opinions to refrain from voting, so that both may absent themselves.
3. verb present participle and gerund of pair

Similar words

coupling conjugation union mating sexual union connection linking link linkage teaming

Often followed by

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