PARALLEL
Definition of PARALLEL
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One of a set of parallel lines.
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Direction conformable to that of another line.
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A line of latitude.
"The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town."
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To construct or place something parallel to something else.
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Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
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Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
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Equally distant from one another at all points.
"The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel."
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Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
"The two railway lines are parallel."
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(hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
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With a parallel relationship.
"The road runs parallel to the canal."
Source: Wiktionary