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1. (adv.) en passant
in passing.
2. (n.) en passant
a method by which a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed.
Etymology: (< F)
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1. (adverb) en passant
(chess) a chess pawn that is moved two squares can be captured by an opponent's pawn commanding the square that was passed
2. (adverb) in passing, en passant
incidentally; in the course of doing something else
"he made this remark in passing"
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