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Two corresponding persons or items, similar in form or function and matched or associated: a pair of shoes.
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One object composed of two joined, similar parts that are dependent upon each other: a pair of pliers.
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Two persons who are married, engaged, or dating.
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Two persons who have something in common and are considered together: a pair of hunters.
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Two mated animals.
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American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.