plural paras or para
1
a
: any of several monetary units of the Turkish Empire
b
: a coin representing one para
2
[Serbian & Croatian, from Turkish]
see dinar at Money Table
variants
or par-
1
: beside : alongside of : beyond : aside from
parathyroid
parenteral
2
a
: closely related to
paraldehyde
b
: involving substitution at or characterized by two opposite positions in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms
paradichlorobenzene
3
a
: faulty : abnormal
paresthesia
b
: associated in a subsidiary or accessory capacity
paramedical
c
: closely resembling : almost
paratyphoid
: parachute
paratrooper
plural -paras or -parae
: woman delivered of (so many) children
primipara
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para
2 of 3 adjective1
: relating to, characterized by, or being two positions in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms
2
: of, relating to, or being a diatomic molecule (as of hydrogen) in which the nuclei of the atoms are spinning in opposite directions
para-
3 of 3 prefix
variants
or par-
1
: closely related to
paraldehyde
2
: involving substitution at or characterized by two opposite positions in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms
paradichlorobenzene
—abbreviation p-
compare meta- sense 2, orth- sense 2
Geographical Definition
Pará
geographical name
Pa·rá
pə-ˈrä 
1
river 200 miles (322 kilometers) long in northern Brazil constituting the eastern mouth of the Amazon
2
state of northern Brazil on the Atlantic and south of the Amazon; capital Belém area 481,836 square miles (1,247,955 square kilometers), population 7,581,051
3
see belém
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