单词 | para |
释义 | para para1 /pah rah", pahr"ah/, n. , pl. paras, para. a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster. [1680-90; < Turk < Pers para lit., piece] para2 /pah rah", pahr"ah/, n. , pl. paras, para. an aluminum-bronze coin and monetary unit of Yugoslavia, the 100th part of a dinar. [1905-10; < Serbo-Croatian pàra < Turk; see PARA1] para3 /par"euh/, adj. Chem. 1. pertaining to or occupying two positions (1, 4) in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms. Cf. ortho, meta2. n. 2. para-dichlorobenzene. [1875-80; independent use of PARA-1] para4 /par"euh/, n. Informal. 1. a paraprofessional. 2. a paratrooper. [1955-60; by shortening of words compounded with PARA-1, PARA-3] para5 /par"euh/, n. , pl. paras, parae /par"ee/. Obstetrics. 1. Also called parity. a woman's status regarding the bearing of viable offspring: usually followed by a Roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has given birth. 2. the woman herself. Cf. gravida. [1880-85; extracted from PRIMAPARA, MULTIPARA, etc.] |
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