† non-paralleln.
Obsolete.
= nonpareil n.Apparently an isolated use.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or extraordinary > [noun] > fact of being unparalleled or unique > that which is unique > a unique thing or person > person
sans-peer1426
nonsicut1621
non-parallel1631
nonsuch1646
no (none) such1647
ne plus ultra1672
unique1728
1631 R. Brathwait Eng. Gentlewoman 142 Art thou perswaded that this Non-parallell, thou thus affectest, hath dedicated his seruice onely to thee?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
non-paralleladj.
/nɒnˈparəlɛl/, U.S. /nɑnˈpɛrəˌlɛl/ Not parallel (in various senses).
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1855 W. M. Gillespie Treat. Land Surv. 389 In any trapezoid, the straight line which joins the intersection of the diagonals and the point of meeting of the non-parallel sides produced, passes through the middle of the two parallel bases.
1857 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 147 208 Let two non-parallel and non-symmetrical generators in the enodal ω be drawn.
1925 F. E. Seymour Plane Geom. ii. 103 If the non-parallel sides of a trapezoid are equal, the trapezoid is called an isosceles trapezoid.
1989 Sci. Amer. Aug. 67/3 The most conservative approach is to build..programs that would take ordinary (nonparallel) software and convert it automatically to parallel form.
2001 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 17 Jan. f1 If a couple doesn't plan how they'll work through the stresses of nonparallel career paths, they will likely experience relationship problems.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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