parallel

CEFRC1

/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/

adjective · noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Moving or lying in the same direction and never meeting.

  2. 02

    noun

    A person or thing similar to another.

Examples

  • The river runs parallel to the main street.

  • The road is parallel to the river.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpaɹəˌlɛl/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Either not intersecting, or coinciding.

  2. Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".

  3. Equally distant from one another at all points.

More examples

In context

  • The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.

  • It has no parallel.

  • The two railway lines are parallel.

Antonyms

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The two roads ran blank to each other for many miles, never meeting once.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle French parallèle and its etymon Latin parallēlus, parallēlos. The verb is from the noun. By surface analysis, par- + all- + -el.