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PAR'ALLEL, a. [Gr. against or opposite, and one the other.] 1. In geometry, exte...
PAR'ALLAX, n. [Gr. to vary, to decline or wander; beyond, and to change.] In ast...
PARALLAC'TIC PARALLAC'TICAL, a. [See Parallax .] Pertaining to the parallax of a...
PAR'ALIZE, v.t. [Gr.] To affect as with palsy; to check action, or destroy the p...
PARALIPOM'ENA, n. [Gr. to omit; beyond, and to leave.] Things omitted; a supplem...
PARALEP'SIS PAR'ALEPSY, n. [Gr. omission; beyond or by, and to leave.] In rhetor...
PARAGRAPH'ICALLY, adv. by paragraphs; with distinct breaks or divisions.
PARAGRAPH'IC, a. Consisting of paragraphs or short divisions, with breaks.
PAR'AGRAPH, n. [Gr. a marginal note; to write near or beyond the text; beyond, a...
PARAGRAM'MATIST, n. A punster.
PAR'AGRAM,n. [Gr.] A play upon words or a pun.
PAR'AGON, n. [L. par,equal.] 1. A model or pattern; a model by way of distinctio...
PARAGOG'IC PARAGOG'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a paragoge; lengthening a word by the ...
PARAGOGE, n. par'agojy. [Gr. a drawing out.] The addition of a letter or syllabl...
PARADOXOL'OGY, n. [paradox and Gr.discourse.] The use of paradoxes. [Not used.]
PARADOX'ICALNESS, n. State of being paradoxical.