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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.One of a set of parallel lines.
- 2.Direction conformable to that of another line.
- 3.A line of latitude.
- 4.An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
- 5.Something identical or similar in essential respects.
verb
- 1.To construct or place something parallel to something else.
- 2.Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
- 3.Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
- 4.To compare or liken something to something else.
- 5.To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
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