parallelism
/ˈpeɹəˌleˌlɪzəm/PEH-ruh-leh-lih-zuhm
/ˈpɛɹəˌlɛˌlɪzəm/PEH-ruh-leh-lih-zuhm
Meaningbeing parallel
Common meaning: likeness running side by side
- parform of Greek para- before a vowel: beside
- allother, differentLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 66 · scan
- elsmall-thing ending (French -el)
- ismnoun ending: belief or practice
‘beside’ + ‘other, different’ → parallelism
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Formed in English from parallel + -ism.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), PARALLEL, p.420 · scan
Roots
- ἄλλος Greek “other, different”
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