parallelism — the state of being parallel or corresponding in some way
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the state of being parallel or corresponding in some way
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈpærəlelɪzəm/
Korean meaning: 평행함, 대응관계, 유사성
Korean pronunciation: 패러-렐-이즘 (강세: 패러)
Example Sentences
- The parallelism in her essay made it sound like a rap song: 'Study hard, work hard, dream hard.'
- There's an interesting parallelism between learning Korean and climbing Mount Everest - both require extreme patience.
- The parallelism in the poem's structure helped students memorize it easily.
parallelism
NOUN//ˈpærəlelɪzəm//
the state of being parallel or corresponding in some way
Perfect parallel correspondence and similarity
Parallelism between journalism and nationalism
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
그리스어에서 온 단어로, '나란히(parallel)'와 '상태(-ism)'가 결합된 형태입니다. 고대 그리스 수학자들이 평행선의 개념을 정립하면서 생겨난 용어가 문학과 철학 영역으로 확장되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The parallelism in her essay made it sound like a rap song: 'Study hard, work hard, dream hard.'”
“There's an interesting parallelism between learning Korean and climbing Mount Everest - both require extreme patience.”
“The parallelism in the poem's structure helped students memorize it easily.”
“Historians noted the parallelism between the two revolutions occurring centuries apart.”
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