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para
n, pl par*as or par*ae : a woman delivered of a specified number of children - used in combination with a term or figure to indicate the number <multipara> <a 36-year-old para 5> - compare GRAVIDA , adj 1 : relating to, characterized by, or being two positions in the benzene ring that are separated by two carbon atoms 2 : of, relating to, or being a diatomic molecule (as of hydrogen) in which the nuclei of the atoms are spinning in opposite directions .
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