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Parasang
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What's The Definition Of Parasang?Synonyms | Synonyms for Parasang: Related Terms | Find terms related to Parasang: See Also | Parasang In Webster's Dictionary \Par"a*sang\, n. [L. parasanga, Gr. ?, from Old
Persian; cf. Per. farsang.]
A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus
and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three
and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and
places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a
half to four English miles.
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