parallel
B2Academic AWL-4Frequent NGSL-3UK /ˈpærəlel/US /ˈpærəlel/
Meaning
adjective
two or more lines that are parallel to each other are the same distance apart at every point
“parallel lines”
noun
a person, a situation, an event, etc. that is very similar to another, especially one in a different place or time
“These ideas have parallels in Freud's thought too.”
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