American English pronunciation

How to pronounce para

IPA transcription: ['pɛɹə]

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Noun

  • (obstetrics) the number of liveborn 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”

  • 100 para equal 1 dinar in Yugoslavia

  • a soldier in the paratroops

  • an estuary in northern Brazil into which the Tocantins River flows

  • port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin

Usage examples

  • The boy wanted to believe that his friend had simply become separated from him by accident.
  • Luther Preparatory School is the oldest Lutheran high school in the United States.
  • Perseus later surrendered to Paullus, and was paraded in triumph in Rome in chains.
  • However, with proper parameters it can beat the inverted files in certain environments.
  • The basic method of preparation involves slow cooking over a low heat.
  • Comparative benchmarks have shown the latter to perform exceedingly better.
  • The tired paramedic handed over his patient for surgery.
  • It was separated from Louisiana State University and renamed McNeese State College.
  • I have to separate out the sulfur.
  • Bikers are seen riding during a parade, one has an American flag.