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FromAncient Greek παρα- ( para- ,“ beside, next to ” ) .
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beside ,alongside parallel between around ,surrounding covering adjacent ,next to near opposite of,on the far side ofabove ,over across ,through ,throughout beyond, contrary to abnormal incorrect false resembling unrecognized ,unauthorized , orunsanctioned avoiding oravoidant ( organic chemistry ) isomeric benzene derivatives , having the twosubstituents inopposite (1,4) positions (compareortho- andmeta- )Synonym: p- related orpertaining topara clinical( relating to things not purely clinical ) ,para bigeminal( related to a pair of organs ) ,para bicanonical( pertaining to a linear system of divisors equivalent to a bicanonical divisor ) ,para complex( pertaining to all metric spaces and all CW-complexes ) affecting orconcerning lower body( between ) : inter- dia- ( around ) : peri- circum- ( adjacent ) : juxta- ( near ) : juxta- peri- ( on the far side of ) : trans- ( above ) : epi- super- supra- hyper- ( across ) : trans- dia- per- ( beyond ) : trans- hyper- ultra- out- extra- preter- ( incorrect ) : mis- mal- ( false ) : pseudo- mis- ( resembling ) : quasi- -oid -form -iform -esque -ish -ly -some -y ( restricted to casual registers ) -ass ( forms adjectives from nouns only ) -like Related terms
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παρά (beside, abnormal, resembling, chem.)
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παρά (above, beyond)
having substituents on benzene rings on opposite carbon atoms
FromFrench para- Italian para- para parare ( “ to defend, shield, shroud ” ) , fromLatin parō ( “ I prepare ” ) .
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( obsolete , not productive) guard against, toavert , toshield from; to provideprotection against,defence fromterms related topara- , but not formed in English
Fromparachute
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parachute terms derived from para- (parachute)
FromParalympic
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disability sport Paralympic sport
para-archery para-athlete parathlete paracanoe para-canoe paracycling para-cycling Paralympian Paralympiad Paralympics Paralympic Games paraskiing para nordic skiing parasport parasports para-sport para-sports paratriathlon IPA (key ) : /paɾa/ [pa.ɾa] Hyphenation:pa‧ra para- (Basahan spelling ᜉᜍ
used in naming any professions Internationalism , ultimately fromAncient Greek παρα- ( para- ,“ beside, next to ” ) .
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( chiefly in loanwords ) para- FromAncient Greek παρα- ( para- ,“ beside ” ) .
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para- ( all senses ) ViaItalian para- parare Latin parō ( “ to shield ” ) .
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para- ( “ guarding against ” ) Fromparalympique ( “ Paralympic ” ) .
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para- ( “ disability sport ” ) Borrowed from English para- French para- Italian para- Spanish para- 105, Progreso III .
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prefix denoting protection against, something to ward off para- + pluvo ( “ rain ” ) → parapluvo ( “ umbrella ” ) para- + moskito ( “ mosquito ” ) → paramoskito ( “ mosquito net ” ) Progreso III (in Ido),1910–1911 , page169 , 465 Ancient Greek παρα- ( para- ,“ beside, next to ” ) .
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para- beside ,alongside adjacent, next to near opposite of, on the far side of above ,over across, through, throughout abnormal FromParalympic
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para- ( “ disability sport ” ) parai- ( before a slender consonant ) FromAncient Greek παρα- ( para- ) .
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para- Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
FromAncient Greek παρα- ( para- ) .
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para- Learned borrowing fromAncient Greek παρα- ( para- ) .
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para- ( resembling ) para- in Polish dictionaries at PWNFromAncient Greek παρα- ( para- ) .
para- (Cyrillic spelling пара-
Para- para- + nàuka ( “ science ” ) → para nauka( “ para science” ) para- + nȍrmālno ( “ normally ” ) → para normalno( “ para normal” ) Borrowed fromAncient Greek παρα- ( para- ) .
IPA (key ) : /paɾa/ [pa.ɾa] Syllabification:pa‧ra- para-
para- SeeEnglish para- Ancient Greek παρα- ( para- ) .
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para- para- + meddyg ( “ doctor ” ) → parafeddyg ( “ paramedic ” ) para- + normal ( “ normal ” ) → paranormal ( “ paranormal ” ) para- + ymatebol ( “ responsive, reactive ” ) → paraymatebol ( “ parasympathetic ” ) Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “para- ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
