Para

Quick meaning: Para is a noun meaning Clipping of paragraph.

Meaning

Clipping of paragraph.

More Meanings

1. Clipping of paraphilia.
2. Clipping of paraplegic.
3. (US, education, informal) Clipping of paraprofessional educator.
4. (military) Clipping of paratrooper.
5. (UK, Australia, slang) Very drunk.
6. (medicine) A woman who has given birth or brought pregnancies to viable gestational age a certain number of times, indicated by the number prepended to this word.
7. (historical) A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.

Example Sentences

Family of dead para launch legal challenge to Northern Ireland legacy legislation [title]

She managed things with so much economy that she was enabled to save two paras every day, out of the piastre which he gave her.

The problems that male paras encounter in relation to bladder management pale in significance when placed alongside the problems with bladder management that female paraplegics experience. For women paras, attempts are made to train the bladder to empty itself at regular intervals; however, accidents do happen.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for para

Depending on context, synonyms include adrip, arseholed, bedrunken, befuddled, besotted, besotten.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include paratrooper, par, via, torque, subsection, sect.

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