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parricidal

IPA: /ˌpærɪˈsaɪdəl/

KK: /pærɪˈsaɪdəl/

adjective

Definition: Relating to or involving the act of killing one's own parent.

Example: The story explored the parricidal tendencies of the character, revealing deep psychological issues.

parricide

IPA: /ˈpærɪˌsaɪd/

KK: /ˈpærɪˌsaɪd/

noun

Definition: A person who kills their father, mother, or another close family member.

Example: The story revolves around a parricide who struggles with guilt after committing the crime.

parry

IPA: /ˈpæri/

KK: /ˈpæri/

intransitive verb

Definition: To deflect or block an attack or strike, often in a skillful manner.

Example: In fencing, a good player knows how to parry an opponent's sword effectively.

noun

Definition: A defensive movement or action used to block or deflect an attack, especially in sports like fencing.

Example: The fencer made a quick parry to avoid being hit by his opponent's sword.

transitive verb

Definition: To deflect or avoid something, especially an attack or a difficult question.

Example: She managed to parry his aggressive comments with a calm response.

parsable

IPA: /ˈpɑːrsəbl/

KK: /ˈpɑr.sə.bəl/

adjective

Definition: Capable of being analyzed or broken down into parts, especially in the context of data or programming.

Example: The software can read and process files that are in a parsable format.

parse

IPA: /pɑːrs/

KK: /pɑrs/

intransitive verb

Definition: To be able to be analyzed or broken down into parts, especially in the context of language or data.

Example: The complex sentence does not parse easily for beginners.

noun

Definition: A result or instance of analyzing a string or text to understand its structure and meaning.

Example: The parse of the sentence revealed its grammatical structure.

transitive verb

Definition: To analyze or break down something into its parts to understand it better, especially in the context of language or data.

Example: The software can parse the text to identify different parts of speech.

parsec

IPA: /ˈpɑːsɛk/

KK: /ˈpɑrsɛk/

noun

Definition: A unit of distance used in astronomy, equal to about 3.26 light-years, which is based on the apparent shift of stars as seen from different positions in Earth's orbit.

Example: The nearest star to Earth is about 4.24 parsecs away.

parser

IPA: /ˈpɑːrsər/

KK: /ˈpɑːrsər/

noun

Definition: A software tool that analyzes and breaks down text or data into smaller parts to understand its structure and meaning.

Example: The parser quickly analyzed the code and identified errors.

parsimonious

IPA: /ˌpɑːrsɪˈmoʊniəs/

KK: /ˌpɑr.sɪˈmoʊ.ni.əs/

adjective

Definition: Someone who is very careful with money and does not like to spend it, often to an extreme degree.

Example: His parsimonious nature made it difficult for him to enjoy life, as he always worried about saving money.

parsimoniously

IPA: /pɑːrˈsɪməˌnəsli/

KK: /pɑrˈsɪməˌnəsli/

adverb

Definition: In a way that is very careful with money or resources, often to the point of being stingy or frugal.

Example: She spent her money parsimoniously, always looking for the best deals.

parsimony

IPA: /ˈpɑːrsɪmoʊni/

KK: /ˈpɑr.sɪ.mə.ni/

noun

Definition: The quality of being very careful with money or resources, often to the point of being stingy or excessively frugal.

Example: His parsimony made it difficult for him to enjoy life, as he always worried about spending money.

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