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Of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis.

The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without indicating their connection or interdependence; -- opposed to syntax. Brande & C.

The placing of two or more nouns in the same case; apposition.

Of or pertaining to parathesis.

A conductor of lightning; a lightning rod.

Peradventure. See Paraventure. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A bird (Nyctidromus albicollis) ranging from Texas to South America. It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker.

At the bottom; lowest. Cowell.

In front; publicly. [Obs.] Spenser.

Peradventure; perchance. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present in small quantity in urine.

On either side of the axis of the skeleton.

A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series obtained as a colorless liquid by the distillation of camphor with zinc chloride. It is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf. Metamer, and Xylene.

Running in a contrary direction. Hammond.

lines or planes which make angles in some respect opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or planes.

Good against paralysis. -- n.

Antiparalytic.

See Mataco.

Preparation. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A collection of organs all of which unite in a common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.