paranoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpær.ə/us/ˈper.ə/para noun [ C ] (SOLDIER)
mainly UK informal for paratrooper (paratroops)
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
- Anzac
- bombardier
- cannon fodder
- capability
- combatant
- crusader
- guardsman
- gunner
- lancer
- non-combatant
- orderly
- partisan
- sepoy
- serviceman
- shogun
- soldier
- storm trooper
- vassal
- vet
- veteran
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para noun [ C ] (TEXT)
abbreviation for paragraph :
Paras 5 and 6 will have to be rewritten.
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Pieces of writing
- acrostic
- caption
- creative writing
- doodle
- encomium
- excerpt
- fair copy
- fair sth out
- jottings
- manuscript
- microblog
- ms
- paragraph
- passage
- preamble
- record
- squiggle
- text
- typescript
- writing
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