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pax
2
(pax)
Pronunciation:
/paks/
noun
(
plural
)
(chiefly in commercial use) a person or persons:
the buffet costs $53 per pax
two pilots and four pax on board
Origin:
1970s
: apparently an alteration of
pass-
(from
passenger
)
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