partneringn.
/ˈpɑːtnərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑrtnərɪŋ/ 1. Association as partners; the action or work of a partner.
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society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > [noun] > partnership
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coparceny1556
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yoke-fellowship1603
consortship1628
compartnership1634
copartnery1777
consortium1829
partnering1897
1897 S. Webb & B. Webb Industr. Democracy II. 475 Occasionally the employer has tried to have only one boy-piecer to two spinners. This system, called ‘joining’ or ‘partnering’, is always resisted by the union.
1976 U. Holden String Horses vii. 80 Wait until you try my partnering. I'll take a turn with you both.
2000 Builder & Engineer July 55/3 Consultant and specialist contractors used an informal form of partnering.
2. Ballet. Movement in which one dancer is lifted or supported by another; pas de deux.
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society > leisure > dancing > movements or steps > [noun] > movement > specific movements
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bump1931
heel turn1933
partnering1939
grind1946
shake1946
thigh lift1949
cambré1952
1939 Times 31 July 10/4 Mr. Anton Dolin's partnering was a pleasure to watch, and his solo lacked nothing in vigour.
1963 Times 8 Jan. 4/1 His partnering proved adequate and his dancing showed vitality and breadth.
1989 Ritz Aug. 122/1 Ruzimatov contrived effortlessly to demonstrate the difference between merely dancing with, and partnering.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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