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par·al·lel·ism (par′ə lel′iz′əm, -ləl-)

noun

  1. the state of being parallel
  2. close resemblance; similarity
    1. the use of parallel structure in writing
    2. an instance of this
  4. Philos. the doctrine that mind and matter function together synchronously but without any causal interaction

Etymology: Gr parallēlismos

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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