en passant

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French en passant (in passing)

[edit] Prepositional phrase

en passant

  1. (as an adverb) in passing; incidentally; by the way
  2. (as an adverb or adjective, chess, of a move) In which a pawn is captured, by another pawn, as if the captured pawn had moved one square from its initial position instead of two.

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology

From French en passant (in passing).

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /anɡpasanɡ/, [ɑŋpʰaˈsɑŋ]

[edit] Adverb

en passant

  1. en passant
  2. (chess) en passant

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