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parallelism(dictionary)
parallelism(dictionary)

parallelism (iou)



parallelism noun. E17.
[Greek parallelismos comparison of parallels, from parallelizein: see PARALLELIZE, -ISM.]
The state, position, or character of being parallel (lit. & fig.); an instance of this; a parallel case, passage, etc. E17.
Hobbes The parallelism of two concentric circles. C. Caudwell Marlowe, Shelley, Lawrence, and Dali have a certain parallelism.
b. spec. Correspondence, in sense or construction, of successive clauses or passages, esp. in Hebrew and Old English poetry; a sentence or passage exemplifying this. L18.
The state or fact of maintaining the same direction. M17.
Psychology. (Belief in) a correspondence or correlation between mental phenomena and physical events in the brain or nervous system. M19.
a. Biology. The development of similar characteristics by two related groups of animals or plants, in response to similar environmental pressures. L19.
b. Anthropology. A similarity between the evolution and achievements of different cultures. M20.
Computing. The execution of operations concurrently by separate parts of a computer, esp. separate microprocessors; the ability to operate in this way. L20.