| word | pace |
|---|---|
| definition | Contrary to the opinion of. |
| eg_sentence | She had only three husbands, pace some Hollywood historians who claim she had as many as six. |
| explanation | This word looks like another that is much more familiar, but notice how it's pronounced. It is used only by intellectuals, and often printed in italics so that the reader doesn't mistake it for the other word. Writers use it when correcting an opinion that many people believe; for example, “The costs of the program, pace some commentators, will not be significant.” So what does pace have to do with peace? Because it says “Peace to them (that is, to the people I'm mentioning)—I don't want to start an argument; I just want to correct the facts. |
| IPA | peɪs |
Tags: mwvb::unit:1, mwvb::unit:1:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
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