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Para

Para Meaning & Definition
Para Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Para?

[n] an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
[n] a soldier in the paratroops
[n] 100 para equal 1 dinar
[n] (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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Para: Para River | paratrooper | parity

Related Terms | Find terms related to Para:

See Also | Brasil | Brazil | dinar | estuary | Federative Republic of Brazil | gestation | paratroops | pregnancy | soldier | Yugoslavian dinar | Yugoslavian monetary unit

Para In Webster's Dictionary

\Par"a-\ [Gr. ? 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. 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.
\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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