adj
Meaning 1
Abbreviation of parallel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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Standard Lemma guide
par
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /pɑː/
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US: /pɑɹ/
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US: [phɑɹ]
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US: [phɑ˞]
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rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)
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homophone: pa (non-rhotic)
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homophone: pah (“Maori fort”) (non-rhotic)
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homophone: paw (non-rhotic, cot–caught merger, father-bother merger)
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CMU ARPABET: P AA1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Initialism of planed all round: of timber, planed on all sides as opposed to rough sawn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, not-comparable
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name
Meaning 3
A village and beach in Tywardreath and Par parish, east of St Austell, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0753).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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name
Meaning 4
Acronym of Philippine Area of Responsibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
Abbreviation of paragraph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 6
Abbreviation of parenthesis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 7
Abbreviation of parish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 8
Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 9
Equality of condition or circumstances.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 10
The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- He needs to make this shot for par.
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noun
Meaning 11
A hole in which a player achieves par.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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noun
Meaning 12
An amount which is taken as an average or mean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 13
Alternative form of parr (“young salmon”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 14
Initialism of periodic automatic replenishment: in inventory control, a fixed quantity of an item that must be kept on hand to support daily operations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 15
Initialism of photosynthetically-active radiation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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noun
Meaning 16
Initialism of precision approach radar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 17
Abbreviation of phased-array radar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 18
Abbreviation of pseudoautosomal region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 19
Initialism of personnel accountability report.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
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prep
Meaning 20
By; with.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
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verb
Meaning 21
To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: golf, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
Examples
- He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.
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verb
Meaning 22
To associate, to chill, to hang.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English
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noun
Meaning 23
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a par-5 hole
- par for this course is 72
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Broader terms: score
noun
Meaning 24
a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- on a par with the best
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Synonyms: equality, equivalence, equation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: status, position
Narrower terms: egality, egalite, tie
verb
Meaning 25
make a score (on a hole) equal to par
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: score, hit, tally, rack up
History
Etymology
Abbreviations
Borrowed from Latin pār (“equal”).
Borrowed from French par (“through, by”), from Latin per (“through”). Doublet of per.
Borrowed from Jamaican Creole, itself from partner.