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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
parallel
/ˈpæɹəˌlɛl/
noun1 of 2
very similar and often occurring at the same time
- “The office is on the street parallel to this one.”Tatoeba
- “Cats show emotional habits parallel to those of their owners.”Tatoeba
Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.
verb2 of 2
Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)