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One of a set of parallel lines.
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Direction conformable to that of another line.
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A line of latitude.
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The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.
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An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
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Something identical or similar in essential respects.
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A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
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Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope
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One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
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A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.