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- [pah-rah, pahr-ah]
- /pɑˈrɑ, ˈpɑr ɑ/
- /ˈpær.ə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pah-rah, pahr-ah]
- /pɑˈrɑ, ˈpɑr ɑ/
Definitions of para word
- noun plural para a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster. 1
- noun plural para formerly, an aluminum-bronze coin and monetary unit of Yugoslavia, the 100th part of a dinar. a coin and monetary unit of Macedonia and Serbia, the 100th part of a dinar. 1
- noun plural para Also 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. 1
- noun plural para the woman herself. 1
- adjective para pertaining to or occupying two positions (1, 4) in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms. Compare ortho, meta2 . 1
- noun para an estuary in N Brazil: an arm of the Amazon. 200 miles (320 km) long; 40 miles (65 km) wide. 1
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Origin of para
First appearance:
before 1680 One of the 48% oldest English words
1680-90; < Turkish < Persian pāra literally, piece
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Para
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
para popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
para usage trend in Literature
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