English to English
par
(p/A/r
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noun (n)
- (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course(noun.quantity)Example:
A par-5 hole.
Par for this course is 72.
source: wordnet30 - a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced(noun.state)Example:
On a par with the best.
source: wordnet30 - See Parr.(noun)source: webster1913
- Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.(noun)source: webster1913
- An amount which is taken as an average or mean.(noun)source: webster1913
preposition (pre)
- By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.(preposition)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- make a score (on a hole) equal to par(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
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