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parietary

UK/pəˈɹaɪət(ə)ɹi/US/pəˈɹaɪəˌtɛɹi/

parietary noun: any of several species of Parietaria.

Noun

parietary (plural parietaries)

  1. Any of several species of Parietaria.
    Synonyms:
    pellitory

Adjective

parietary (not comparable)

  1. (rare) parietal

Synonyms of parietary

Forms of parietary

pluralparietaries

Origin of parietary

Inherited from Middle English peritorie, from Anglo-Norman paritarie, peritorie, from Late Latin parietāria (“the herb pellitory (noun)”), from parietarius (“of or belonging to a wall (adjective)”), which the modern English form has been remodelled on. Compare pellitory, parietal.

Questions about parietary

What does parietary mean?
Parietary means any of several species of Parietaria.
What part of speech is parietary?
Parietary can be a noun or an adjective.
How do you pronounce parietary?
Parietary is pronounced /pəˈɹaɪət(ə)ɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of parietary?
The plural of parietary is parietaries.

Words near parietary in the dictionary

  1. parietal lobes
  2. parietal pleura
  3. parietally
  4. parietals
  5. parietaries
  6. parietary
  7. parietes
  8. parietic acid
  9. parieties
  10. parietin
  11. parietinic acid

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