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Etymology

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From Middle English pact, from Middle French pacte, from Old French, and its etymon Latin pactum (something agreed upon), from pacīscī (to agree).[1][2] Probably a doublet of patio.

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Noun

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pact (plural pacts)

  1. An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:pact
    write up a pact
    New sisters at the sorority have to agree to the pact set out by the former members.
  2. (international law) An agreement between two or more nations
  3. (military) An alliance or coalition.

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Verb

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pact (third-person singular simple present pacts, present participle pacting, simple past and past participle pacted)

  1. (intransitive) To form a pact; to agree formally.
    • 1992, John Higley, Richard Gunther, Elites and Democratic Consolidation in Latin America and Southern Europe, page 129:
      When national elites pacted in Mexico, they pacted to the advantage of the elites as against the masses and also to the advantage of the center as against the provinces.

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References

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  1. ^ pact(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ pact, n.”, in OED Online  , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From French pacte, from Latin pactum. Doublet of pacht and patio.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pact n (plural pacten, diminutive pactje n)

  1. pact

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Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pacte, from Latin pactum.

Noun

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pact n (plural pacte)

  1. pact

Declension

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Declension of pact
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pact pactul pacte pactele
genitive-dative pact pactului pacte pactelor
vocative pactule pactelor