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pard

1 American  
[pahrd] / pɑrd /

noun

Literary.

  1. a leopard or panther.

pard 2 American  
[pahrd] / pɑrd /

noun

Informal.

  1. partner; companion.

pard 1 British  
/ pɑːd /

noun

  1. short for pardner

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pard 2 British  
/ pɑːd /

noun

  1. archaic a leopard or panther

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Other Word Forms

  • pardine adjective

Etymology

Origin of pard1

1250–1300; Middle English parde (< Old French pard ) < Latin pardus < Greek párdos (masculine), derivative of párdalis (feminine); compare Old English (rare) pardus

Origin of pard2

1840–50, by alteration and shortening of partner

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