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adj
Of or relating to the wall of a body part, organ or cavity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Of or relating to the parietal bones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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adj
Of or relating to college living and, especially, its regulation.
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adj
Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to the axis; said of a placenta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Either of the two parietal bones, on the top and side of the skull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Any of the scales of a snake that are located on the head and connected to the frontals towards the posterior.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A flat Roman wall tile with roughened surface, used as a base for plasterwork.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
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noun
Dormitory rules governing visits from members of the opposite sex.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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adjective
of or relating to or associated with the parietal bones in the cranium
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
From Latin parietālis, from pariēs (“wall”).
Across languages
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