par — meaning in English

English meaning

• couple noun Two people who are in a romantic relationship or married.
• doublet noun A pair of two similar or equal things; couple.
• duo noun Two people, especially performers or partners, doing something together.
• equal adj The same in amount, value, size, status, or rights.
• even adj Flat, level, or smooth.
• pair noun Two matching or related things considered together.
• peer noun Someone of the same rank, age, or status as another person.
• two num The number after one; the quantity written as 2.

Senses

par is used for these senses in English:

• couple Two of the same kind connected or considered together.
• couple Two partners in a romantic or sexual relationship.
• duo (musician group) Two musicians who perform music together.
• equal A person or thing of equal status to others.
• even (not comparable, of an integer) Divisible by two.

couple — full definition

1. noun Two people who are in a romantic relationship or married.
2. noun A small, unspecified number of things or people — roughly two or a few.
3. verb To join or connect two things together.

doublet — full definition

1. noun A pair of two similar or equal things; couple.
2. noun One of two or more different words in a language derived from the same etymological root but having different phonological forms (e.g., toucher and toquer in French or shade and shadow in English). See also Appendix:Glossary#doublet.
3. noun In textual criticism, two different narrative accounts of the same actual event.
4. noun An imitation gem made of two pieces of glass or crystal with a layer of color between them.

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