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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024para-1 ,prefix. - para- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "at or to one side of, beside, side by side.'' This meaning is found in such words as: parabola;
paragraph. - para- is also used to mean "beyond, past, by'': paradox.
- para- also has the meaning "abnormal, defective'': paranoia.
- para- is also attached to names of jobs or occupations to mean "ancillary, subsidiary, assisting.'' This meaning is found in such words as: paralegal;
paraprofessional.
Also, [esp. before a vowel,] par-. para-3 ,prefix. - para- is taken from parachute, and is used to form compounds that refer to persons or things that use parachutes or that are landed by parachute:paratrooper.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024par1 /pɑr/USA pronunciation n., adj., v., parred, par•ring. n. - an equality in value;
a level of equality:[countable* usually singular;on/at + a + ~]The company saw its gains rise on a par with losses. - an average or normal amount, degree, etc.:[uncountable]He doesn't look up to par these days; maybe he's tired.
- Sport[uncountable] the number of golf strokes set as a standard for a certain hole or a complete course.
v. [~ + object] - [Golf.]to hit the number of strokes that equals par on (a hole or course):parred the last two holes.
Idioms- Idioms par for the course, [be + ~] exactly what one might expect;
typical:His nasty behavior is par for the course in that company. See -par-.-par-, root. - -par- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "equal;
a piece.'' This meaning is found in such words as: apart, apartheid, bipartisan, comparable, compare, compartment, counterpart, depart, department, departure, disparage, impart, incomparable, pair, par, parenthesis, part, partial, participle, particle, particular, partisan, partition, party, repartee. par., an abbreviation of:- paragraph.
- parallel.
- parenthesis.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024par1 (pär),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., parred, par•ring. n. - an equality in value or standing;
a level of equality:The gains and the losses are on a par. - an average, usual, or normal amount, degree, quality, condition, standard, or the like:above par; to feel below par.
- Sport[Golf.]the number of strokes set as a standard for a specific hole or a complete course.
- Business[Finance.]
- the legally established value of the monetary unit of one country in terms of that of another using the same metal as a standard of value.
- the state of the shares of any business, undertaking, loan, etc., when they may be purchased at the original price (issue par) or at their face value (nominal par).
- Business, Business at par, [Finance.](of a share) purchasable at issue par or nominal par.
- Idioms par for the course, exactly what one might expect;
typical:They were late again, but that's par for the course. adj. - average or normal.
- Business[Finance.]at or pertaining to par:the par value of a bond.
v.t. - [Golf.]to equal par on (a hole or course).
par2 (pär),USA pronunciation adj. [Insurance.]- Insurance, Businessof or pertaining to participating insurance.
- shortening of participating
par-, - var. of para- 1 before a vowel:parenchyma.
par., - paragraph.
- parallel.
- parenthesis.
- parish.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pa•ra1 (pä rä′, pär′ä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ras, -ra. - Currencya former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- Persian pāra literally, piece
- Turkish
- 1680–90
pa•ra2 (pä rä′, pär′ä),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ras, -ra. - Currencyan aluminum-bronze coin and monetary unit of Yugoslavia, the 100th part of a dinar.
- Turkish; see para1
- Serbo-Croatian pàra
- 1905–10
par•a3 (par′ə),USA pronunciation adj. [Chem.]- Chemistrypertaining to or occupying two positions (1, 4) in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms. Cf. ortho, meta 2.
n. - Chemistrypara-dichlorobenzene.
- independent use of para-1 1875–80
par•a4 (par′ə),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- Informal Termsa paraprofessional.
- Informal Termsa paratrooper.
- by shortening of words compounded with para-1, para-3 1955–60
par•a5 (par′ə),USA pronunciation n., pl. par•as, par•ae (par′ē).USA pronunciation Obstetrics.- MedicineAlso called parity. a woman's status regarding the bearing of viable offspring: usually followed by a Roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has given birth.
- Medicinethe woman herself. Cf. gravida.
- extracted from primapara, multipara, etc. 1880–85
Pa•rá (pä rä′),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesan estuary in N Brazil: an arm of the Amazon. 200 mi. (320 km) long;
40 mi. (65 km) wide. - Place NamesBelém.
- See Pará rubber.
para-1 , - a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, most often attached to verbs and verbal derivatives, with the meanings "at or to one side of, beside, side by side'' (parabola;
paragraph; parallel; paralysis), "beyond, past, by'' (paradox; paragogue); by extension from these senses, this prefix came to designate objects or activities auxiliary to or derivative of that denoted by the base word (parody; paronomasia), and hence abnormal or defective (paranoia), a sense now common in modern scientific coinages (parageusia; paralexia). As an English prefix, para- 1 may have any of these senses; it is also productive in the naming of occupational roles considered ancillary or subsidiary to roles requiring more training, or of a higher status, on such models as paramedical and paraprofessional: paralegal; paralibrarian; parapolice. - Chemistrya combining form designating the para (1, 4) position in the benzene ring. Abbr.: p-. Cf. meta- (def. 2c), ortho- (def. 2b). See diag. under ortho-.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] par-. - Greek para-, combining form representing pará (preposition) beside, alongside of, by, beyond
para-2 , - a combining form meaning "guard against,'' occurring in loanwords from French, or, via French, from Italian:parachute; parasol.
- Latin parāre to prepare
- Italian para, 3d singular present of parare to prepare against, ward off
- French
para-3 , - a combining form extracted from parachute, forming compounds denoting persons or things utilizing parachutes or landed by parachute:paradrop; paraglider;paratrooper.
Para., - Place NamesParaguay.
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