Meaning of parasang | Babel Free
ˈpaɹəsaŋDefinitions
A historical Iranian unit of itinerant distance used throughout the Western Mediterranean and the Middle East in antiquity, originally the distance travelled in one hour, and generally assumed to be equivalent to about six kilometres.
Equivalents
Examples
“To see so much difference betwixt words and deeds, so many parasangs betwixt tongue and heart […].”
“We were told that we still had to drive six or sixty parasang.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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