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Word: Parallel
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: from French parallèle, via Latin from Greek parallēlos, from para- ‘alongside’ + allēlos ‘one another’
ˈparəlɛl
a person or thing that is similar or analogous to another
Short Definition:person or thing similar to another
Examples:- a challenge which has no parallel in peacetime this century
each of the imaginary parallel circles of constant latitude on the earth's surface.
Short Definition:imaginary parallel circle on earth's surface
two parallel lines (‖) as a reference mark.
Short Definition:two parallel lines as reference mark
Word: Parallel
Speech Type: Verb
ˈparəlɛl
be side by side with (something extending in a line), always keeping the same distance; run or lie parallel to
Short Definition:be parallel to
Examples:- a big concrete gutter that paralleled the road
be similar or corresponding to
Short Definition:be similar or corresponding to
Examples:- the increase in the quality of wines has paralleled the rise of interest in food
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