parasagittal

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adjective

Situated alongside of or adjacent to a sagittal location or a sagittal plane.

OriginEnglish sagittal ← Ancient Greek πᾰρᾰ- (pără-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pərai →
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Meanings

adjectiveparasagittal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSituated alongside of or adjacent to a sagittal location or a sagittal plane.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pərai
  4. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ́ (părắ)
  5. Ancient Greekπᾰρᾰ- (pără-)
  6. Englishpara-
  7. Englishsagittal
  8. Englishparasagittal

From para- + sagittal.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with parasagittal

brittlewhittleacquittalsagittalcommittalbelittlespittleBittleskittleHittlevictualdorsosagittalectosagittaljot and tittlemediosagittalmidsagittalnonsagittalpittlepseudosagittalwittol
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Cite this entry
APA

parasagittal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasagittal

MLA

“parasagittal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasagittal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parasagittal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parasagittal.

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