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Paraffin
- noun - (British usage) kerosine
- a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
- from crude petroleum; used for candles and for preservative or waterproof coatings
Paragoge
- - The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of a word, as withouten for without.
Paragons
- noun -
- a flawless diamond over 100 carats
- an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
Paraguay
- noun - a landlocked republic in south central South America; achieved independence from Spain in 1811
Parakeet
- noun - any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
Parakite
- - A train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem, used for attaining great heights and for sending up instruments for meteorological observations or a man for military reconnaissance; also, a kite of such a train.
Parallax
- noun - the apparent displacement of an object as seen from two different points that are not on a line with the object
Parallel
- adjective - (mathematics) one of a set of parallel geometric figures (parallel lines or planes); "parallels never meet"
- an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
- be parallel to; "Their roles are paralleled by ours"
- being everywhere equidistant and not intersecting; "parallel lines never converge"; "concentric circles are parallel"; "dancers in two parallel rows"
- duplicate or match; "The polished surface twinned his face and chest in reverse"
- make or place parallel to something; "They paralleled the ditch to the highway"
- of or relating to the simultaneous performance of multiple operations; "parallel processing"
- something having the property of being analogous to something else