Passe Definition

pă-sā
adjective
Out-of-date; old-fashioned.
Webster's New World
Not youthful; rather old.
Webster's New World
Past the prime; faded or aged.
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noun

(fencing) An attack that passes the target without hitting.

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Origin of Passe

  • French past participle of passer to pass from Old French pass

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Passe Sentence Examples

  • Jevons's work in logic went on par/ passe with his work in political economy.

  • Don't think that sewing at home is passe.

  • At a later period, pari passe with the spiritualization of the god, comes a refinement of the tastes attributed to him, and the finer parts of the sacrifice, finally it may be only its savour, are alone regarded as acceptable offerings.

  • Editors seemed tc be incapable of rising above the dead level of political strife, anc their utterances were not relieved even by a semblance of fairness Readers turned away in disgust, and journal after journal passe out of existence.

  • But the 19th century witnessed a great change, and Roman Catholic missions have been extended par' passe with Protestant.

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Words Starting With

PPAPAS

Words Ending With

ESESSE

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Words Starting With P and Ending With E

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