# parallels

Pronunciation: say "PA-ruh-lelz" US /ˈpæɹəˌlɛlz/, UK /ˈpæɹəlɛlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of parallel. — plural of parallel
   - Simple: Plural of parallel. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _The two scholars noted striking parallels in the authors' early letters._
   - _Cartographers spaced the parallels at five-degree intervals across the chart._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of parallel. — third-person singular simple present indicative of parallel
   - Simple: Present-tense form of parallel used with he, she, or it.
   - _The novel's plot parallels events from the author's own youth._
   - _A service track parallels the main line through the mountain pass._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/parallels (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).