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Definition of no parallel

: no thing of the same kind that is similar or equal
  • This period of growth has no parallel in the history of the region.

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parallel play

  1. : extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant 1), and not meeting

  2. : everywhere equally distant

  3. : having parallel sides

  1. : a parallel line, curve, or surface

  2. : one of the imaginary circles on the surface of the earth paralleling the equator and marking the latitude

  3. : a character ∥ used in printing especially as a reference mark

  1. : to indicate analogy of : compare

  2. : to show something equal to : match

  3. : to correspond to

  1. : in a parallel manner

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