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		paratransit in American English (ˌpærəˈtrænsɪt, -zɪt) nounpublic or group transportation, as by automobile, van, or minibus, organized to relieve the congestion of mass transportation   Word origin  [1970–75;  para-1 +  transit]Examples of 'paratransit' in a sentenceparatransit  Like taxis, paratransit can be costly.Those numbers suggest that per trip, paratransit costs three to four times what mass transit costs.And the costs are increasing, as are the number of people needing to use paratransit.  |