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noun

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The correct spelling is par. A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented. For example: "The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel."

Usage Examples

The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.

The two railway lines are parallel.

a parallel algorithm

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.
  2. 2.A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.
  3. 3.An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.
  4. 4.A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.
  5. 5.Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).

adjective

  1. 1.Equally distant from one another at all points.
  2. 2.Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
  3. 3.(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
  4. 4.Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.

preposition

  1. 1.By; with.

verb

  1. 1.To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

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