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| en pas·sant [ N paa sN ] |
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1. in passing: in passing rather than as the full focus of somebody's attention
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 He mentioned it en passant.
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2. under rule for pawn capture: in chess, used when a pawn that has moved two squares is captured by an enemy pawn as if it had only moved one square
capture a pawn en passant
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| [Mid-17th century. < French, "in passing"] |
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