παράλληλος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From παρα- (para-) + ἀλλήλων (allḗlōn, one another).

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

πᾰρᾰ́λληλος • (parállēlos) m or f (neuter πᾰρᾰ́λληλον); second declension

  1. beside one another, side-by-side
  2. parallel to or with
  3. pleonastic, redundant

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: παράλληλος (parállilos)
  • Latin: parallēlus

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

from παρά (pará, “beside”, “by”, “near”) + ἄλληλος (állēlos, “one another”), along each other

Adjective

παράλληλος • (parállilos) m (feminine παράλληλη, neuter παράλληλο)

  1. (geometry, geography) parallel

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Noun

παράλληλος • (parállilos) m (plural παράλληλοι)

  1. (geography) parallel, line of latitude

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Further reading

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