para \para"\, n. turk., fr. per. p=arah a piece.
   a piece of turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part
   of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
   1913 webster

par'a \par'a"\, n.
   1. the southern arm of the amazon in brazil; also, a seaport
      on this arm.
      webster 1913 suppl.

   2. short for par'a rubber.
      webster 1913 suppl. para-anaesthesia
see also:
par'a rubber 

para- \par"a-\ gr. para` beside; prob. akin to e. for- in
   forgive. cf. for-.
   1. a prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against,
      amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox,
      that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.
      1913 webster

   2. chem. a prefix denoting:
      a likeness, similarity, or connection, or that the
          substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the
          name of which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde,
          paraconine, etc.; also, an isomeric modification.
      b specifically: organ. chem. that two groups or
          radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are
          opposite, or in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2
          and 5; or 3 and 6, as paraxylene; paroxybenzoic acid.
          cf. ortho-, and meta-. also used adjectively.
          1913 webster
see also:
for- ortho- meta- 

para
     n 1: obstetrics the number of live-born children a woman has
          delivered; "the parity of the mother must be
          considered"; "a bipara is a woman who has given birth to
          two children" syn: parity
     2: 100 para equal 1 dinar
     3: a soldier in the paratroops syn: paratrooper
     4: an estuary in northern brazil into which the tocantins river
        flows syn: para river
     5: port city in northern brazil in the amazon delta; main port
        and commercial center for the amazon river basin syn: belem,
         feliz lusitania, santa maria de belem, st. mary of
        bethlehem
see also:
parity paratrooper para river belem feliz lusitania santa maria de belem 
st. mary of bethlehem