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plural paras or para 1 a : any of several monetary units of the Turkish Empire b : a coin representing one para 2 [Serbian & Croatian, from Turkish] see dinar at Money Table para 2 of 5 abbreviation paragraph para- 3 of 5 prefix variants or par- 1 : beside : alongside of : beyond : aside from parathyroid parenteral 2 a : closely related to

para- 1. 1. a prefix appearing in loanwords from Greek, with the meanings “at or to one side of, beside, side by side” ( parabola; paragraph ), “beyond, past, by” ( paradox ); by extension designating objects or activities auxiliary to or derivative of that denoted by the base word ( parody; paronomasia ), and hence abnormal or defective ( paranoia ).

The PARA Method: A Universal System for Organizing Digital Information Posted in Building a Second Brain, Note-taking, Organizing, Productivity, Project management, Technology On February 8, 2017 BY Tiago Forte Last modified June 10, 2022 Estimated reading time: 12 minutes Series Navigation: The P.A.R.A. Method PARA Part 2: Operations Manual >>

para- (2) word-forming element of Latin origin meaning "defense, protection against; that which protects from," from Italian para, imperative of parare "to ward off," from Latin parare "make ready" (from PIE root *pere- (1) "to produce, procure"). It figures in parachute, parasol, parapet, etc.

Pará is the most populous state of the North Region, with a population of over 8.6 million, being the ninth-most populous state in Brazil. It is the second-largest state of Brazil in area, at 1.2 million square kilometres (460,000 sq mi), second only to Amazonas upriver. Its most famous icons are the Amazon River and the Amazon Rainforest.