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   Par·al·lel·ism

   /ˈperəˌlelˌiz(ə)m/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state of being parallel or of corresponding in some way: "Greek thinkers who believed in the parallelism of microcosm and macrocosm"
   • ▪ the use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose which correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, meaning, etc.: "parallelism suggests a connection of meaning through an echo of form"
   • ▪ the use of parallel processing in computer systems: "massive parallelism gives neural networks a high degree of fault tolerance"

   Derivatives

   • 1. parallelistic adjective

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPARALLELISM | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PARALLELISM definition: 1. the use of matching sentence structure, phrases, or longer parts so as to balance ideas of equal…. Learn more.

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   Definition & Examples. I. What is Parallelism? Parallelism, also known as parallel structure, is when phrases in a sentence have similar or the same grammatical structure. In its most basic usage, parallelism provides a phrase with balance and clarity. Parallelism also serves to give phrases a pattern and rhythm. For example:

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPARALLELISM | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the use of matching sentence structure, phrases, or longer parts so as to balance ideas of equal importance. (Definition of parallelism from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of parallelism. parallelism. But science has developed the art of explaining away similarities by parallelism.

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   Definition of Parallelism. Parallelism is the usage of repeating words and forms to give pattern and rhythm to a passage in literature. Parallelism often either juxtaposes contrasting images or ideas so as to show their stark difference, or joins similar concepts to show their connection.

6. litdevices.com › parallelismParallelism — Definition and Examples

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   What is Parallelism? Parallelism is a simple but complex literary device used by writers. Parallelism repeats grammatical elements, such as exact words or phrases. At other times, it repeats sentence structure, meter, or meaning. Parallelism often creates rhythm and flow in a piece of writing and can add a lyrical quality to text.

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   noun. the position or relation of parallels. agreement in direction, tendency, or character; the state or condition of being parallel. a parallel or comparison. Metaphysics. the doctrine that mental and bodily processes are concomitant, each varying with variation of the other, but that there is no causal relation of interaction between the two.

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   Parallelism definition, the position or relation of parallels. See more.