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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Pace \Pace\ (p[=a]s), verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Paced} (p[=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pacing} (p[=a]"s[i^]ng).] 1. To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or measured steps. ''I paced on slowly.'' --Pope. ''With speed so pace.'' --Shak. 2. To proceed; to pass on. [Obs.] Or [ere] that I further in this tale pace. --Chaucer. 3. To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack. 4. To pass away; to die. [Obs.] --Chaucer. From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: pacing \pacing\ n. the speed at which a composition is to be played. From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: noun 1: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played [syn: {tempo}] |
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