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par

/pɑː/ /pɑɹ/

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noun

A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.

Examples :

"The history of the Roman Empire was a long and complex topic, but the book included a par about the daily life of a Roman soldier. "

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A mark or note set in the margin to call attention to something in the text, such as a change of subject.

Examples :

"The textbook had a par in the margin, indicating the start of a new section on fractions. "

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noun

An offset of 16 bytes in Intel memory architectures.

Examples :

"The programmer adjusted the memory address by a par to access the correct data section. "

computing electronics technology technical

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adjective

Equally distant from one another at all points.

Examples :

"The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel."

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adjective

Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".

Examples :

"The two railway lines are parallel."

direction point

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adjective

(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.

Examples :

"In hyperbolic geometry, the two lines on the graph are par, meaning they never meet or are exactly the same line. "

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adjective

Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.

Examples :

"a parallel algorithm"

computing technology process

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noun

A clause, phrase or word which is inserted (usually for explanation or amplification) into a passage which is already grammatically complete, and usually marked off with brackets, commas or dashes.

Examples :

"My sister, [who is a talented artist], painted a beautiful picture for the school exhibition. "

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Either of a pair of brackets, especially round brackets, ( and ) (used to enclose parenthetical material in a text).

Examples :

"The professor's lecture notes included several important points in par, making it easier to understand the core concepts. "

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noun

A digression; the use of such digressions.

Examples :

"During the presentation, the speaker's par from the main topic confused the audience. "

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noun

Such brackets as used to clarify expressions by grouping those terms affected by a common operator, or to enclose the components of a vector or the elements of a matrix.

Examples :

"The mathematical par, enclosing the terms (3 + 5), clearly shows which numbers are added together. "

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noun

In the Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran and Roman Catholic Church, an administrative part of a diocese that has its own church.

Examples :

"The new parish church was built to serve the growing community. "

religion organization place

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The community attending that church; the members of the parish.

Examples :

"The new teacher met with the par of St. Mary's Church to discuss the school's upcoming fundraiser. "

religion group person

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noun

Examples :

"The parish priest organized a community event for all the families in the parish. "

religion organization society

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A civil subdivision of a British county, often corresponding to an earlier ecclesiastical parish.

Examples :

"The school is located in the rural par of the county. "

geography area place government history

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An administrative subdivision in the U.S. state of Louisiana that is equivalent to a county in other U.S. states.

Examples :

"The family lived in the St. Landry par of Louisiana. "

government geography politics state area

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preposition

Examples :

"She made the presentation par her notes. "

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noun

Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.

Examples :

"The bond's par value was $1,000, but its current market value was much lower. "

business finance economy value

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noun

Equality of condition or circumstances.

Examples :

"The par for the math test was achieving a score of 80%. "

condition value achievement business

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noun

(mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.

Examples :

"He needs to make this shot for par."

sport game achievement

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noun

A hole in which a player achieves par.

Examples :

"My golf score on the 18th hole was par. "

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noun

An amount which is taken as an average or mean.

Examples :

"The par for the English test was 80%. "

amount statistics math business

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verb

To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

Examples :

"He will need to par every hole in order to win this game."

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noun

Young salmon, at a stage between fry and smolt when they feed chiefly on invertebrates but cannot tolerate saltwater.

Examples :

"The fish hatchery released hundreds of par into the freshwater stream. "

fish animal biology nature

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A young leveret.

Examples :

"The farmer saw a small par hopping across the field. "

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