paries

[ pair-ee-eez ]

/ ˈpɛər iˌiz /

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noun, plural pa·ri·e·tes

[puh-rahy-i-teez]. /pəˈraɪ ɪˌtiz/.

Usually parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.

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Origin of paries

1720–30; <New Latin, special use of Latin pariēs a wall, partition

Words nearby paries

pariah dog, Parian, Parian ware, parica, Paricutín, paries, parietal, parietal bone, parietal cell, parietal eye, parietal lobe

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How to use paries in a sentence

Neither Power has been able to avoid the feeling, mea res agitur, paries cum proximus ardet.
The Cradle of Mankind|W.A. Wigram
Regina Anna nouum regis de sanguine natum cum paries populis aurea secla tuis.
The Maner of the Tryumphe of Caleys and Bulleyn and The Noble Tryumphant Coronacyon of Quene Anne, Wyfe unto the Most Noble Kynge Henry VIII|Wynkyn de Worde

British Dictionary definitions for paries

paries

/ (ˈpɛərɪˌiːz) /

noun plural parietes (pəˈraɪɪˌtiːz)

the wall of an organ or bodily cavity

Word Origin for paries

C18: from Latin: wall

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