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How to pronounce pars

IPA transcription: ['pɑɹz]

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Noun

  • a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced

    “on a par with the best”

  • (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course

    “a par-5 hole”

    “par for this course is 72”

Verb

  • make a score (on a hole) equal to par

Usage examples

  • Parsons also taught Noeleen Batley - a popular singer called "Australia's Little Miss Sweetheart".
  • It too prefers more arid habitat with sparse vegetation.
  • The discovery supposedly precipitated Parsons to charge for the lap leader prizes.
  • A sparse population is confined to small settlements along certain sectors of the coast.
  • It is within the Hammersmith and Fulham Conservation Area of Parsons Green.
  • Coenred's sparsely documented reign is mentioned in the "Life of Guthlac".
  • The song is musically sparse, featuring just a piano, drum machine, and saxophone.
  • Later, Godflesh made use of human drummers Bryan Mantia and Ted Parsons.
  • The parish is sparsely populated.
  • This was the final Alan Parsons Project studio album.