παράλληλος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-) +‎ ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn, one another).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πᾰρᾰ́λληλος (parállēlosm or f (neuter πᾰρᾰ́λληλον); second declension

  1. beside one another, side-by-side
  2. parallel to or with
  3. pleonastic, redundant

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Descendants

  • Greek: παράλληλος (parállilos)
  • Latin: parallēlus

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Greek

Etymology

from παρά (pará, “beside”, “by”, “near”) + ἄλληλος (állēlos, “one another”), along each other

Adjective

παράλληλος (parállilosm (feminine παράλληλη, neuter παράλληλο)

  1. (geometry, geography) parallel

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Noun

παράλληλος (parállilosm (plural παράλληλοι)

  1. (geography) parallel, line of latitude

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