para
n. countablen. a short name for a professional who helps a specialist, like a teacher's assistant or a medical helper. It is also used as a short way to say 'paragraph' or to describe a soldier in a parachute unit.
n. a shortened form of various professional or technical terms, most commonly referring to a paraprofessional, a paragraph, or a paratrooper. Informal in register; the specific meaning is usually determined by the professional context.
The teacher asked the para to help the students with their reading.
After the lecture, the professor asked me to rewrite the third para of my essay for better clarity.
While the lead surgeon handled the primary procedure, the surgical para ensured all secondary monitoring equipment remained calibrated throughout the operation.
Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàra /па̀ра, from Ottoman Turkish پاره (pare, para), from Persian پاره (pâre).
Clipping of words such as primipara and multipara.
Clippings.
Clipping of paralytic.
Borrowed from Urdu پاره (pāra), from Persian پاره (pâre).
Commonly used as a clipping in educational, medical, and military contexts; pluralizes normally as 'paras'.