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The term para- in English, is an affix of ancient Greek and Latin origin, mostly used as a prefix. Its most common meaning is "similar to" or "near to."
In Greek, παρά (para) means "beside," "with," or "alongside," such as in paragraph. In Latin, para means "against," "counter," "outside," or beyond. For example, parapluie in French means "counter-rain"–an umbrella
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Meanings within certain fields
In medicine, the prefix "para" is used to describe the number of times a woman has given birth: for example, a woman who has given birth once is describes as para 1, and a woman who has given birth several times is described as multiparous, or multipara for short.
In organic chemistry, para (along with ortho and meta) is used to distinguish the three types of isomer of disubstituted benzenes; para indicates that the substituents are at locants 1 and 4. It is printed in italics, and is often abbreviated as p in compound names (for example, p-xylene is short for para-xylene)
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Use as a prefix
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Proper nouns
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Places
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Currency
Para was a subunit of Ottoman currency
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In other languages
Para means "pair/couple" and "steam/vapor" in Polish
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