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Pas de deux

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Noun
  1. 1
    A dance performed by two dancers.

    "The way in which they dance[…] the final passion of a pas-de-deux; and the going off with a bound!—I shall never see a real ballet, with a composed countenance again."

  2. 2
    (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble) wordnet
  3. 3
    A complicated relationship or process involving two entities, usually persons. figuratively

    "There is a seductive and terminal pas-de-deux going on between the real right in this country and their "opposition," the liberals. It is deadly for us to get caught in their maneuverings."

Etymology

Borrowed from French pas de deux (literally “step of two”). Compare paso doble.

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