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▸ adjective:  Equally distant from one another at all points.
▸ adjective:  Having the same overall direction; the comparison is indicated with "to".
▸ adjective:  (hyperbolic geometry, said of a pair of lines) Either not intersecting, or coinciding.
▸ adjective:  (computing) Involving the processing of multiple tasks at the same time.
▸ adjective:  (figuratively) Analogous, similar, comparable.
▸ adjective:  (science fiction, of realities, dimensions, timelines, etc.) Coexisting but normally not interacting with the regular reality.
▸ adverb:  With a parallel relationship.
▸ noun:  One of a set of parallel lines.
▸ noun:  Direction conformable to that of another line.
▸ noun:  (geography) A line of latitude.
▸ noun:  An arrangement of electrical components such that a current flows along two or more paths; see in parallel.
▸ noun:  Something identical or similar in essential respects.
▸ noun:  A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity.
▸ noun:  (military) One of a series of long trenches constructed before a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the fortress.
▸ noun:  (printing) A character consisting of two parallel vertical lines, used in the text to direct attention to a similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a page.
▸ verb:  To construct or place something parallel to something else.
▸ verb:  Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
▸ verb:  Of a process etc: To be analogous to something else.
▸ verb:  To compare or liken something to something else.
▸ verb:  To make to conform to something else in character, motive, aim, etc.
▸ verb:  To equal; to match; to correspond to.
▸ verb:  To produce or adduce as a parallel.

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