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Meaning of 'para' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Para [ n.]
- A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.

Meaning of 'para' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . para [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (obstetrics) the number of liveborn children a woman has delivered
Example in sentence:
  • a bipara is a woman who has given birth to two children;
  • the parity of the mother must be considered

Nearby Words:

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