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παράλληλος — meaning in English

parallilos

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English meaning

  • collateral noun An asset pledged as security for a loan, which the lender can claim if the borrower fails to repay.
  • parallel adj Running alongside something else, always the same distance apart, never meeting.

Senses

παράλληλος is used for these senses in English:

  • collateral Parallel, in the same vein, side by side.

collateral — full definition

  1. noun An asset pledged as security for a loan, which the lender can claim if the borrower fails to repay.
  2. adj Secondary or incidental, alongside the main effect or target.

parallel — full definition

  1. adj Running alongside something else, always the same distance apart, never meeting.
  2. adj Similar or comparable in nature; happening at the same time.
  3. noun A similarity or comparison between two things.
  4. verb To be similar to or match something else.

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