Definitions for: Para


[n] an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows
[n] a soldier in the paratroops
[n] 100 para equal 1 dinar
[n] (obstetrics) the number of live-born children a woman has delivered; "the parity of the mother must be considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children"



Webster (1913) Definition: Par"a- [Gr. ? beside; prob. akin to E. for- in forgive.
Cf. For-.]
1. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against,
amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox,
that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.

2. (Chem.) 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.


Pa*ra", n. [Turk., fr. Per. p[=a]rah a piece.]
A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part
of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.

Synonyms: Para River, paratrooper, parity

See Also: Brasil, Brazil, dinar, estuary, Federative Republic of Brazil, gestation, paratroops, pregnancy, soldier, Yugoslavian dinar, Yugoslavian monetary unit

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