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パラ

Japanese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Ancient Greek παρά (pará, “contrary”).[1]

Noun

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パラ • (para) 

  1. (chemistry) para-; a benzene ring with two substituents in opposite positions
    Antonyms: メタ, オルト

Etymology 2

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From English palla.[2]

Noun

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パラ • (para) 

  1. palla, an outer garment worn by women in Ancient Rome

Etymology 3

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From パラリンピック (pararinpikku).

Prefix

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パラ • (para-) 

  1. para-; disability sport
Derived terms
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Etymology 4

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Noun

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パラ • (para) 

  1. Clipping of パラレル (parareru, “parallel; simultaneousness”).

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ “パラ”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
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