Pra vs Par - What's the difference?
pra | par |
paragraph
parallel
parenthesis
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.
As nouns the difference between pra and par
is that pra is president of the Royal Academypar is 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.As an abbreviation par is
paragraph.As a preposition par is
by; with.As a verb par is
to reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.As a proper noun Par is
the name of a town and beach near St Austell in Cornwall.As an initialism PAR is
planed all round (timber - meaning planed on all sides as opposed to rough sawn.par
English
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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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Derived terms
* 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.