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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

para-1, before a vowel or h usu. par-, repr. comb. form of Gr. pará prep. by the side of, alongside, past, beyond. Also in numerous techn. comps. in which it had cogn. advb. and adj. uses, as ‘to one side’, ‘amiss’, ‘irregular(ly)’, ‘wrong(ly)’.

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A Dictionary of Ecology | 2004 | | Copyright

para- The Greek para, meaning ‘beside’ or ‘beyond’, used as a prefix meaning ‘beside’ or ‘beyond’.

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MICHAEL ALLABY. "para-." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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A Dictionary of Earth Sciences | 1999 | | Copyright

para- From the Greek para meaning ‘beside’ or ‘beyond’, a prefix meaning ‘beside’ or ‘beyond’.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

para-2 repr. F. para- — It. para-, imper. of parare ward off:— L. parāre PREPARE.

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A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | Copyright

para- combining form denoting
1. beside or near.

2. resembling.

3. abnormal.

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