Para \Pa*ra"\, n. [Turk., fr. Per. p[=a]rah a piece.]
A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part
of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
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Par'a \Pa*r['a]"\, n.
1. The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport
on this arm.
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2. Short for Par['a] rubber.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] Para-anaesthesia
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Para- \Par"a-\ [Gr. para` beside; prob. akin to E. for- in
forgive. Cf. For-.]
1. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against,
amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox,
that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.
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2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting:
(a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or that the
substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the
name of which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde,
paraconine, etc.; also, an isomeric modification.
(b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two groups or
radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are
opposite, or in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2
and 5; or 3 and 6, as paraxylene; paroxybenzoic acid.
Cf. Ortho-, and Meta-. Also used adjectively.
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para
n 1: (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has
delivered; "the parity of the mother must be
considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to
two children" [syn: parity]
2: 100 para equal 1 dinar
3: a soldier in the paratroops [syn: paratrooper]
4: an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River
flows [syn: Para River]
5: port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port
and commercial center for the Amazon River basin [syn: Belem,
Feliz Lusitania, Santa Maria de Belem, St. Mary of
Bethlehem]
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