| parochial | (adjective) relating to or supported by or located in a parish | - |
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| (adjective) narrowly restricted in outlook or scope | Synonyms: insular |
| parochialism | (noun) a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish | - |
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| parochially | (adverb) in a parochial manner | - |
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| parodist | (noun) mimics literary or musical style for comic effect | Synonyms: lampooner |
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| parody | (noun) humorous or satirical mimicry | Synonyms: mockery, takeoff |
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| (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
| (verb) make a parody of | Synonyms: burlesque, spoof |
| (verb) make a spoof of or make fun of | - |
| paroicous | (adjective) having male and female reproductive organs separate in a single gametoecium | - |
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| parole | (noun) (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with | - |
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| (noun) a promise | Synonyms: word, word of honor |
| (noun) a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group | Synonyms: countersign, password, watchword, word |
| (verb) release a criminal from detention and place him on parole | - |
| parolee | (noun) someone released on probation or on parole | Synonyms: probationer |
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| paronomasia | (noun) a humorous play on words | Synonyms: pun, punning, wordplay |
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| paronychia | (noun) infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe | - |
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| paronym | (noun) a word that strongly resembles another word in spelling | - |
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| paroquet | (noun) any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots | Synonyms: parakeet, paraquet, parrakeet, parroket, parroquet |
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| parosamia | (noun) a disorder in the sense of smell | Synonyms: dysosmia, olfactory impairment |
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| parotid | (adjective) relating to or located near the parotid gland | - |
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| parotitis | (noun) inflammation of one or both parotid glands | - |
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| parous | (adjective) having given birth to one or more viable children | - |
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| paroxetine | (noun) a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Paxil) | Synonyms: Paxil |
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| paroxysm | (noun) a sudden uncontrollable attack | Synonyms: convulsion, fit |
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| paroxysmal | (adjective) accompanied by or of the nature of paroxysms | - |
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| paroxytone | (noun) word having stress or acute accent on the next to last syllable | - |
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