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En passant

En passant Meaning & Definition
En passant Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of En passant?

[adv] incidentally; in the course of doing something else; "he made this remark in passing"

Synonyms | Synonyms for En passant: in passing

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En passant In Webster's Dictionary

\En` pas`sant"\ [F.] In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif. (Chess), of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en passant is advanced to the threatened square.

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