paradigm (“show beside”): an example or patternĦ. parachute (“against fall”): a canopy of fabric used to slow the fall of someone or something from an aircraft (or something figuratively similar), or a similar anatomical structure on an animalĥ. paracentesis (“stab beside”): a puncturing surgical procedureĤ. parabola (“throw beside”): a roughly U-shaped curve, or a similarly shaped objectģ. parable (“throw beside”): a story illustrating a moral or religious principleĢ. This post lists and briefly defines words with the prefix.ġ. The prefix para- is versatile, meaning “beside,” “closely related,” or “closely resembling” “accessory” or “subsidiary” “beyond” or “abnormal” or “faulty.” The commonality is that a word beginning with para- pertains to the relationship or resemblance of something to something else. 40 Words Beginning with “Para-“ By Mark Nichol
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