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parallelism [ˈpærəlɛˌlɪzəm] n 1. the state of being parallel 2. (Linguistics / Grammar) Grammar the repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect 3. (Philosophy) Philosophy the dualistic doctrine that mental and physical processes are regularly correlated but are not causally connected, so that, for example, pain always accompanies, but is not caused by, a pin-prick Compare interactionism, occasionalism parallelist n & adj parallelism the quality of being parallel. See also: Mathematicsthe theory that mind and matter accompany each other but are not causally related. See also: Philosophy
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Translations parallelism n (of lines) → Parallelität f; (of cases also) → Ähnlichkeit f Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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