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  • 91parry — parriable, adj. parrier, n. /par ee/, v., parried, parrying, n., pl. parries. v.t. 1. to ward off (a thrust, stroke, weapon, etc.), as in fencing; avert. 2. to turn aside; evade or dodge: to parry an embarrassing question. v.i. 3. to parry a… …

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  • 92Parry, Sir Hubert, Baronet — ▪ British composer born Feb. 27, 1848, Bournemouth, Hampshire, Eng. died Oct. 7, 1918, Rustington, Sussex  composer, writer, and teacher, influential in the revival of English music at the end of the 19th century.       While at Eton, where he… …

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  • 93parry — par|ry [ˈpæri] v past tense and past participle parried present participle parrying third person singular parries [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably from French parez! prepare! , from parer; PARE] 1.) [I and T] to defend yourself against someone… …

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  • 94parry — par•ry [[t]ˈpær i[/t]] v. ried, ry•ing, 1) to ward off (a sword thrust, blow, weapon, etc.) 2) to turn aside; dodge: to parry an embarrassing question[/ex] 3) to parry a thrust, blow, etc 4) an act or instance of parrying • Etymology: 1665–75;… …

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  • 95Parry-Ziesel — ilgauodegis staras statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Citellus undulatus angl. arctic ground squirrel; long tailed Siberian souslik; long tailed Siberian suslik; long tailed souslik; long tailed suslik… …

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  • 96parry pinyon — noun or parry pine Usage: usually capitalized 1st P Etymology: after Charles C. Parry died 1890 American botanist : a Mexican piñon (Pinus cembroides parryana) having the leaves in fours …

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  • 97Parry’s disease — Toxic multinodular goiter. Named for the English physician Caleb Hillier Parry (1755 1822). also called Plummer’s disease …

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  • 98Parry disease — Par·ry disease (parґe) [Caleb Hillier Parry, English physician, 1755–1822] toxic nodular goiter …

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  • 99Parry-Romberg syndrome — Par·ry Rom·berg syndrome (parґe romґberg) [C.H. Parry; Moritz Heinrich Romberg, German physician, 1795–1873] facial hemiatrophy …

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  • 100parry — verb Parry is used with these nouns as the object: ↑blow, ↑shot, ↑thrust …

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