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PARA-

Definitions: PARA-

PARA-

1. 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.

2. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox, that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 



Specialty Definitions: PARA-

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Mining

A. A prefix applied to the names of metamorpic rocks that have been derived from sediments; e.g., paragneiss b. Prefix meaning beside or nearby. c. Indicating a polymorph. d. Indicating a schist or gneiss derived from a sedimentary protolith. e.g., paragneiss f. In chemistry, a prefix indicating: (1) an isomeric or polymeric modification; such as paracyanogen, paraldehyde, etc.; (2) a modification or a similar compound that is not necessarily isomeric or polymeric; such as, paramorphine; (3) a benzene diderivative in which the substituted atoms or radicals are directly opposite each other on the benzene ring--i.e., occupying the positions 1 and 4--such as paraxylene; or (4) an inactive isomer produced by a combination of its dextro- and levo- modifications--such as, paratartaric acid. A Greek prefix meaning beside. Abbrev., p-. Syn:par- g. A Greek prefix meaning beside. In the name of a metamorphic rock, such as paragneiss, it means derived from an original sedimen. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Crosswords: PARA-

English words defined with "PARA-": Met-Ortho-. (references)
Etymologies containing "PARA-": Parablast, Parabronchium, Parachordal, Parachronism, Paracmastic, Paraconic, Paraconine, Paracorolla, Paracrostic, Paracyanogen, Paradactylum, Paradigm, Paradox, Paragnathus, Paralactic, Paralbumin, Paraldehyde, Paralgesia, Paralysis, Paramagnetic, Paramaleic, Paramalic, Paramastoid, Paramere, parameter, Parametritis, Paramitome, Paramorph, Paranaphthalene, Paranthracene, Paranucleus, Parapectin, Parapeptone, Parapetalous, Paraphosphoric, Parapophysis, Parapterum, Parasphenoid, Parastichy, Parasynthetic, Paraxanthin, Paraxial, Parelectronomy, Parembole, Parenthesis, Parepididymis, Parethmoid, Paroccipital, Parorchis, Parostosis, Parovarium, Paroxytone, Parumbilical. (references)
Non-English Usage: "PARA-" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses.

Albanian (fore-, para-, pre-, pro-), Romanian (para-).

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Non-Fiction Usage: PARA-

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Health

Immobilization has been shown to produce a rapid decrease in bone mass. This loss has been well documented in individuals placed on bed rest and in individuals with regional forms of immobilization such as that seen in para- and quadriplegia. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Modern Translations: PARA-

Language Translations for "PARA-"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Albanian

  

pranë- (peri-), para- (fore-, pre-, pro-), përtej- (trans-), afër- (peri-). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

巴拉 (Para). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ara-pay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

valor nominal (denomination, face value, in the face of, nominal value, par value, rating). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

para-. (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

пара-. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: PARA-

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: para.

Words within the letters "a-a-p-r"

-1 letter: par, rap.

-2 letters: aa, ar, pa.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-p-r"
 

+1 letter: apart, parae, paras, parka, praam.

 

+2 letters: apiary, appear, carpal, earlap, grappa, palmar, parade, paramo, parang, paraph, pardah, pariah, parian, parkas, parlay, parral, partan, parura, picara, pirana, piraya, planar, praams, purana, raphae, raphia, sarape, satrap, tarpan, trapan.

 

+3 letters: adapter, adaptor, agrapha, airpark, airplay, amphora, anaphor, aparejo, apocarp, apparat, apparel, appears, apraxia, apraxic, apteral, apteria, apyrase, caltrap, cantrap, caporal, carapax, carpale, carpals, charpai, earflap, earlaps, grandpa, grappas, haircap, hanaper, hardpan, lupanar, mantrap, ovipara, pabular, palabra, palaver, palikar, palmary, palmyra, pandora, pandura, pangram, paprica, paprika, papular, papyral, parable, paraded, parader, parades, parador, parados, paradox, paragon, paramos, parangs, parapet, paraphs, parasol, pardahs, pareira, parerga, parfait, pariahs, parians, parkway, parlays, parrals, partake, partans, partial, partita, partway, paruras, patamar, pharaoh, phrasal, picaras, piragua, piranas, piranha, pirayas, placard, plantar, podagra, preanal, precava, puparia, puranas, rampage, rampant, rampart, raphias, rattrap, readapt, rhaphae, roadmap, sarapes, satraps, satrapy, spartan, spiraea, tarpans, trapans, warpage, warpath.

 

+4 letters: abampere, acarpous, adapters, adaptors, agraphia, agraphic, agrypnia, airparks, airplane, airplays, airscape, airspace, amperage, amphorae, amphoral, amphoras, ampullar, anaphora, anaphors, antirape, aparejos, apiarian, apiaries, apiarist, apocarps, apocarpy, apparats, apparels, apparent, appealer, appeared, appeaser, appraise, approach, approval, apractic, apraxias, apyrases, arapaima, ascocarp, asparkle, asperate, aspirant, aspirata, aspirate, atrophia, backwrap, ballpark, brainpan, calcspar, caltraps, calyptra, cantraip, cantraps, capabler, capmaker, caporals, capsular, capybara, carapace, carpalia, catnaper, charpais, claptrap, coappear, coplanar, diagraph, diaspora, drapable, earflaps, earthpea, grandpas, haircaps, hanapers, haphtara, hardpans, hexaplar, japanner, kalyptra, lapboard, lapidary, lupanars, malapert, malaprop, mantraps, mapmaker, mariposa, marsupia, marzipan, packager, pagurian, paillard, palabras, palavers, palestra, palikars, palmyras, palpator, palpebra, pancreas, pandoras, panduras, pangrams, panorama, papillar, papricas, paprikas, papyrian, parables, parabola, parachor, paraders, paradigm, parading, paradise, paradors, paradrop, paraffin, paraform, paragoge, paragons, parakeet, parakite, parallax, parallel, paralyse, paralyze, parament, paramour, paranoea, paranoia, paranoic, paranoid, parapets, paraquat, paraquet, parasang, parashah, parashot, parasite, parasols, paravane, parawing, parazoan, pareiras, parental, parfaits, parfocal, parhelia, parietal, parkland, parkways, parlance, parlando, parlante, parlayed, parsable, partaken, partaker, partakes, partials, partisan, partitas, partizan, pastoral, pastrami, pastural, patamars, patellar, paternal, patronal, pattamar, paygrade, pearlash, pearmain, pellagra, pharaohs, pharmacy, phratral, piacular, piraguas, piranhas, placards, placater, plagiary, planaria, planular, plastral, playwear, podagral, podagras, portapak, praedial, prandial, pratfall, preadapt, preaxial, prebasal, precavae, precaval, prenatal, priapean, primatal, psoralea, puparial, rampaged, rampager, rampages, rampancy, ramparts, rapacity, rapparee, rataplan, rattraps, readapts, reapable, reappear, riparian, roadmaps, sapremia, scapular, separate, septaria, soapbark, sparable, spatular, spearman, spiraeas, tapadera, tapadero, tarpaper, taxpayer, tragopan, trapball, trapezia, trappean, vivipara, warpages, warpaths, warplane.

 

+5 letters: abamperes, acropetal, aeroplane, aerospace, afterclap, agraphias, agrypnias, airplanes, airscapes, airspaces, allograph, allopatry, ametropia, amperages, ampersand, ampullary, anaphoras, anaphoric, antiparty, apartheid, apartment, apartness, apiarians, apiarists, apocrypha, apparatus, appareled, apparitor, appealers, appearing, appeasers, appertain, applauder, applecart, appraisal, appraised, appraisee, appraiser, appraises, approbate, approvals, arapaimas, arhatship, ascocarps, asparagus, aspartame, aspartate, asperated, asperates, aspirants, aspiratae, aspirated, aspirates, aspirator, atemporal, atrophias, autograph, backwraps, ballparks, barograph, brainpans, calcspars, calyptras, campcraft, cantraips, capacitor, caparison, capillary, capitular, capmakers, capybaras, carapaces, carapaxes, cardsharp, carpaccio, carpetbag, cataphora, catnapers, catnapper, chaparral, clapboard, claptraps, coappears, deathtrap, diagraphs, diaphragm, diasporas, disappear, disparage, disparate, drapeable, drawplate, earthpeas, epicardia, evaporate, graphical, graspable, haphazard, haphtaras, haphtarot, impartial, japanners, kalyptras, lapboards, lapstrake, malaperts, malaprops, manipular, mapmakers, marchpane, mariposas, marsupial, marzipans, mercaptan, metacarpi, nonplanar, orphanage, pacemaker, packagers, packboard, paganizer, pageantry, pagurians, paillards, palaestra, palavered, palestrae, palestras, palliator, palpators, palpebrae, palpebral, palpebras, palsgrave, pancratia, panjandra, panoramas, panoramic, pantryman, paparazzi, paparazzo, paperback, papillary, parabolas, parabolic, parachors, parachute, paradigms, paradisal, paradises, paradores, paradoses, paradoxes, paradrops, paraffins, paraforms, paragoges, paragoned, paragraph, parakeets, parakites, paralegal, parallels, paralysed, paralyses, paralysis, paralytic, paralyzed, paralyzer, paralyzes, paramecia, paramedic, paramenta, paraments, parameter, paramount, paramours, paramylum, paranoeas, paranoiac, paranoias, paranoics, paranoids, paranymph, parapeted, parapodia, paraquats, paraquets, parasangs, parashahs, parashoth, parasites, parasitic, parataxes, parataxis, parathion, paratroop, paravanes, parawings, parazoans, parcenary, parentage, parietals, parklands, parlances, parlaying, parochial, parrakeet, parsonage, partakers, partaking, partially, partisans, partizans, pastorale, pastorali, pastorals, pastorate, pastramis, pasturage, patriarch, patrician, patrolman, patronage, pattamars, paygrades, paymaster, pearmains, peasantry, pellagras, pentagram, perikarya, perinatal, phalanger, phalarope, pharaonic, pharisaic, phrasally, picofarad, piratical, placarded, placaters, placatory, planarian, planarias, planarity, planetary, playmaker, portapack, portapaks, portrayal, portulaca, practical, praesidia, pragmatic, pratfalls, preadapts, primatals, primatial, primavera, primipara, procambia, propagate, propylaea, prosomata, psalteria, psoraleas, ptarmigan, pyramidal, pyromania, rampagers, rampaging, rampantly, ramparted, rapacious, rapparees, raptorial, rataplans, ratepayer, readapted, reappears, repackage, repairman, reparable, repassage, repayable, sandpaper, sapremias, satrapies, scapulars, scrapheap, scrappage, separable, separated, separates, separator, soapbarks, spaceward, sparables, spareable, spearhead, spermatia, sporangia, straphang, strappado, tapaderas, tapaderos, tarpapers, tarpaulin, taxpayers, tragopans, trapanned, trapballs, vaporware, verapamil, vibraharp, wallpaper, warplanes.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: PARA-


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

50 41 52 41 2D

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010000 01000001 01010010 01000001 00101101

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#80 &#65 &#82 &#65 &#45

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0050 0041 0052 0041 002D

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5035523515

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Quotations: Non-fiction
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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