para-

prefix
[L1348931]

Related

Derived from παρά

Compounds

In compounds

Forms

  • para
  • par

Senses

  • (beside; adjacent to)
  • (beyond, past, by)
  • (objects or activities auxiliary to or derivative of that denoted by the base word, and hence abnormal or defective)
  • (occupational roles considered ancillary or subsidiary to roles requiring more training, or of a higher status)
  • (in chemistry, denoting substitution at diametrically opposite carbon atoms in a benzene ring, e.g., in 1, 4 positions)
  • (resembling, like)