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Plural of parallelism

regular plural

The plural of parallelism is parallelisms.

Forms of parallelism

Singularparallelism /ˈpaɹəlɛlɪz(ə)m/
Pluralparallelisms
Countablecountable and uncountable

Parallelisms in a sentence

  • In the heroic lays, parallelisms of long lines predominate, strictly organized from the point of view of alliterational technique.1998, Eleazar Moiseevich Meletinskiĭ, Kenneth H. Ober, The Elder Edda and early forms of the epic, page 230. From the entry alliterational

Meaning of parallelism

  1. noun The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
  2. noun The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.
  3. noun A parallel position; the relation of parallels.

Full definition of parallelism

Questions about the plural of parallelism

What is the plural of parallelism?
The plural of parallelism is parallelisms.
Is parallelism countable?
Parallelism is a countable and uncountable noun.

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