Pronunciation: ˌ ä n - ˌ pä- ' sä n , -p ə -
Function: adverb
Etymology: F
Date: 1665
1 : in passing
2 ― used in chess of the capture of a pawn as it makes a first move of two squares by an enemy pawn that threatens the first of these squares
Pronunciation: ˌ ä n - ˌ pä- ' sä n , -p ə -
Function: adverb
Etymology: F
Date: 1665
1 : in passing
2 ― used in chess of the capture of a pawn as it makes a first move of two squares by an enemy pawn that threatens the first of these squares
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012