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parallels

The correct spelling is parallels.

How to pronounce parallels

noun

Say it like: Par-all-els

The correct spelling is parallels. One of a set of parallel lines. For example: "The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town."

Usage Examples

The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.

Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.One of a set of parallel lines.
  2. 2.Direction conformable to that of another line.
  3. 3.A line of latitude.
  4. 4.An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
  5. 5.Something identical or similar in essential respects.

verb

  1. 1.To construct or place something parallel to something else.
  2. 2.Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
  3. 3.Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
  4. 4.To compare or liken something to something else.
  5. 5.To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.

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