parallelism
/ˈpaɹəlɛlɪz(ə)m/
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.58 in modern English
Meaning
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The state or condition of being parallel; agreement in direction, tendency, or character.
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The state of being in agreement or similarity; resemblance, correspondence, analogy.
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The juxtaposition of two or more identical or equivalent syntactic constructions, especially those expressing the same sentiment with slight modifications, introduced for rhetorical effect.
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The doctrine that matter and mind do not causally interact but that physiological events in the brain or body nonetheless occur simultaneously with matching events in the mind.
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In antitrust law, the practice of competitors of raising prices by roughly the same amount at roughly the same time, without engaging in a formal agreement to do so.
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Similarity of features between two species resulting from their having taken similar evolutionary paths following their initial divergence from a common ancestor.
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- British English: /ˈpaɹəlɛlɪz(ə)m/