1. adjective
a) Equally distant from one another at all points.
The horizontal lines on my notebook paper are parallel.
The railway line runs parallel to the road.
See Also: sequential
2. adverb
With a parallel relationship
The road runs parallel with the canal.
3. noun
a) One of a set of parallel lines.
The 31st parallel passes through the center of my town.
b) A line of latitude.
4. verb
a) To construct something parallel to something else.
b) Of a path etc: To be parallel to something else.
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