Par

Definitions

1. Abbreviation of paragraph.
   abbreviation, alt-of
2. 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.
   countable, uncountable
3. Initialism of periodic automatic replenishment: in inventory control, a fixed quantity of an item that must be kept on hand to support daily operations.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
4. Acronym of Philippine Area of Responsibility.
   Philippines, abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
5. A village and beach in Tywardreath and Par parish, east of St Austell, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SX0753).
6. Abbreviation of parenthesis.
   abbreviation, alt-of
7. Equality of condition or circumstances.
   countable, uncountable
8. Initialism of photosynthetically-active radiation.
   abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
9. Abbreviation of parish.
   abbreviation, alt-of
10. The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
    uncountable
11. Initialism of precision approach radar.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
12. A hole in which a player achieves par.
    countable
13. Abbreviation of phased-array radar.
    abbreviation, alt-of
14. An amount which is taken as an average or mean.
    UK, countable, uncountable
15. Abbreviation of pseudoautosomal region.
    abbreviation, alt-of
16. Initialism of personnel accountability report.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

Equivalents

Examples

“And this particular Chisolm — as the papers had spelled out in headlines and opening pars — had been a soldier, a corporal in the British Army.”

“It also means that when a right-wing Jewish group such as the ZOA chooses to overlook Bannon’s well-documented links to anti-Semitic white nationalists, it puts itself on a moral par with J.V.P. Bannon is the man who expressly called Breitbart News “the platform for the alt-right,” knowing full-well the toxic range of opinion encompassed by the term.”

“He needs to make⟳ this shot for par.”

“Kaymer started with six straight pars before making a birdie on the seventh and an eagle on the eighth.”

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