Par vs Pax - What's the difference?
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parallel
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parish
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.
Equality of condition or circumstances.
(golf, mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
(golf, countable) A hole in which a player achieves par
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(golf) To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.
A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.
(informal, usually, in the plural) passenger; passengers
(informal, usually, in the plural, by extension, hospitality industry) guest (at an event or function)
As a noun par
is pair, couple.As a proper noun pax is
latin name given to several peacetimes in human history.par
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From (etyl) .Usage notes
* Used frequently in Middle English in phrases taken from 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.Noun
(en noun)- He needs to make this shot for par .
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* below par * on par, on a par * par for the course * under par * up to parVerb
(parr)- He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.