parallelism
parallelism Lexical Profile
parallelism Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The state of being parallel or of corresponding closely in structure, development, or meaning.
"Historians noted a striking parallelism between the economic policies of the two eras."
The use of successive verbal constructions in poetry or prose that correspond in grammatical structure, sound, meter, or meaning.
"The orator used grammatical parallelism to make the speech more rhythmic and memorable."
The simultaneous execution of multiple operations or tasks in a computer system.
"Modern processors rely on hardware parallelism to handle complex simulations efficiently."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in the early 17th century from Ancient Greek 'parallēlismos', derived from 'parallēlos' (meaning 'beside one another'), which combines 'para-' (beside) and 'allēlos' (one another).