pairing
Noun
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is a type of: sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercoursesubtypes:
- assortative mating - mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating
- disassortative mating - mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating
- cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding - (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids
- inbreeding - the act of mating closely related individuals
- service, servicing - the act of mating by male animals
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is a type of: grouping - the activity of putting things together in groupssubtypes:
- buddy system - a cooperative practice of pairing two or more people together for mutual assistance or safety (especially in recreational swimming)
- match-up, matchup - the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition
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