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par • a • graphaw / ' prersgrref / 9

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a group of sentences. A paragraph always begins on a new line.

par • al • lel aw Щ / ' prerslel / adjective, adverb

( MATH ) Parallel lines are straight lines that are always

the same distance from each other

The train tracks run parallel to the road.

—Look at the picture at line .

par • al • lel • o • gram / ,prers 'lelsgrrem / noun [ count ]

( MATH ) a flat shape with four straight sides. The opposite sides are parallel and equal to each other. — Look at the picture at shape .

pa • ral • y • sis / ps 'rrelssss / noun [ noncount ]

( HEALTH ) not being able to move or feel your body, or a part of it

The disease can cause paralysis.

par • a • lyze / ' prerslaiz / verb ( par • a • lyz ing , par • a lyz es , par • a • lyzed )

( HEALTH ) to make a person unable to move all or part of their body

The injury paralyzed her legs.

par • a • lyzed / ' prerslaizd / adjective

After the accident, she was paralyzed from the waist down.

par • a • med • ic / ,prers 'medik / noun [ count ]

( HEALTH ) a person who is not a doctor or a nurse, but who takes care of people who are hurt or sick until they get to a hospital

pa • ram • e • ter AWB / ps ' rremstsr / noun

[ count ] ( formal )

a rule or limit that controls the way in which something can be done

We had to work within the parameters set by the committee.

par • a • noid / prersnoid / adjective

If you are paranoid , you believe that other people are trying to harm you or are saying bad things about you.

par • a • noi • a / ,prers 'nois / noun [ noncount ] a feeling of paranoia

par • a • phrase / ' prersfreiz / verb ( par a • phras-es, par a • phras- ing, par a • phrased ) ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) to say something again using different words so that it easier to understand Paraphrase the author's main arguments.

par • a • site / ' prerssait / noun [ count ]

( BIOLOGY ) a plant or animal that lives on another plant or animal and gets food from it Some parasites cause disease.

par • cel / ' parsl / noun [ count ]

something in a box, bag, or wrapped in paper that is sent by mail

—SYNONYM package

par • don1 / ' pardn / noun [ count, noncount ]

( POLITICS ) an official decision not to punish someone for something bad they have done I beg your pardon ( formal )

1 words that you say to mean "I am sorry"

beg your pardon, I didn't mean to step on your foot.

words that you use to ask someone to say something again because you did not hear

I beg your pardon, could you say that again?

par • don 2 / ' pardn / verb (par•dons,par don • ing ,par•doned )

( formal )

to officially decide not to punish someone for something bad that they have done

Two hundred prisoners were pardoned by the president. —SYNONYM forgive pardon me

( also pardon ) a polite way of asking someone to repeat what they just said

"You're very quiet." "Pardon me?" "I said, you're very quiet."

a polite way of saying you are sorry Pardon me, I didn't see you standing there.

par .ent С / 'persnt / noun [ count ]

a mother or father

Her parents live in Massachusetts.

► pa • ren • tal / ps ' rentl / adjective

parental support

pa • ren • the • ses / ps' renessiz /noun [plural]

( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) a pair of marks, ( ) , that you put around extra information in a piece of writing Irregular plurals are given in parentheses .

par • ent • hood / ' persnthud /noun [noncount]

being a parent

par • ish / ' prerij / noun [ count ] ( plural par . ish • es )

an area that has its own church and priest

park 1 О / park / noun [ count ] a place with grass and trees, where anyone can go to walk, play games, or relax We had a picnic in the park .