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Definition of pace 2 preposition from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pace2

preposition

NAmE//ˈpɑtʃeɪ//

, NAmE//ˈpɑkeɪ//

, NAmE//ˈpeɪsi//

(from Latin) (formal)

used before a person's name to express polite disagreement with what they have said The evidence suggests, pace Professor Jones, that… (= Professor Jones has a different opinion). see pace1

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pace¹ noun
pace¹ verb
pace off phrasal verb
off the pace
set the pace
force the pace
at a snail's pace
keep pace (with somebody/something)

Phrasal verbs

pace off phrasal verb

Idioms

off the pace
set the pace
force the pace
at a snail's pace
keep pace (with somebody/something)

Nearby words

PAC abbreviation
pace noun
pace preposition
pace verb
pacemaker noun