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Etymology
From Latin parallēlus, from Ancient Greek παράλληλος (parállēlos, “parallel”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
paral·lel (feminine paral·lela, masculine plural paral·lels, feminine plural paral·leles)
- parallel
Derived terms
Noun
paral·lel m (plural paral·lels)
- (astronomy, geography, literature) parallel
En el terme municipal de Castelló de la Plana es troba la confluència del paral·lel 40° i el meridià 0° de Greenwich.- The intersection of the 40th parallel with the Greenwich meridian is located within the city limits of Castelló de la Plana.
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