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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : par-uh-lel, -luhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpær əˌlɛl, -ləl



Definition of parallels

Origin :
  • 1590s, from parallel (n.).
  • noun complement, correlation
  • verb be alike
Example sentences :
  • The point to be considered is whether these are the kind of parallels which would be the work of an imitator.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • The principal street lies just north of the railroad, and parallels it.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • All these changes have parallels in other Restoration adaptations.
  • Extract from : « The City Bride (1696) » by Joseph Harris
  • This fellow Wetter was very impertinent with his speeches and his parallels.
  • Extract from : « The King's Mirror » by Anthony Hope
  • But there are a number of parallels and applications open to the reader.
  • Extract from : « Four Americans » by Henry A. Beers
  • For instance, we might know that in non-Euclidean geometries, parallels meet.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Parallels to the reactions to new technology in our age are more than obvious.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Parallels of latitude are small circles parallel to the equator.
  • Extract from : « Lectures in Navigation » by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
  • This compels the parallels of latitude to be adjusted correspondingly.
  • Extract from : « Lectures in Navigation » by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
  • It is also out of the definition of parallels, at the 15 e ij.
  • Extract from : « The Way To Geometry » by Peter Ramus

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