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Definition of 'par'

English

Etymology 1

Abbreviation.

Abbreviation

(Abbreviation) (head)
  • paragraph
  • parallel
  • parenthesis
  • parish

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Preposition

    (en-prep)
  • By; with.
    • Usage notes
    * Used frequently in Middle English in phrases taken from French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
  • Equality of condition or circumstances.
  • (golf|mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
    • He needs to make this shot for par .
  • (golf|countable) A hole in which a player achieves par
  • * {{quote-news|2009|January 18||Paul Casey storms to four-stroke lead in Abu Dhabi|Herald Sun citation
    • |passage=Kaymer started with six straight pars before making a birdie on the seventh and an eagle on the eighth. }}
    Derived terms
    * below par * on par, on a par * par for the course (rel-mid) * under par * up to par (rel-bottom)

    Verb

    (parr)
  • (golf) To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.
    • He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.

    Etymology 3

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Young salmon. (also spelled parr)

    • Anagrams

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    Similar to 'par'

    peer, pour, poor, pear, pair, puer, per, purr, parr, pier, pwr, pur, phr