Saving you a trip to the Dictionary » Dr. Bob

Posted by OddipusRex on April 7, 2003, at 17:34:09

In reply to Re: Hoping we can get along with each other, posted by Dr. Bob on April 7, 2003, at 10:57:11

> > IMO, it doesn't "equate" innocent civilians with enemy human beings, or terrorists and allied forces, it suggests (note the question mark) parallels.
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http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=parallel&r=2

parallel
\Par"al*lel\, n. .
3. Conformity continued through many particulars or in all essential points; resemblance; similarity.
Twixt earthly females and the moon All parallels exactly run. --Swift.
4. A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as, Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.
5. Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential particulars; a counterpart.
None but thyself can be thy parallel. --Pope.
Amen your Holiness !
(mild jest to relieve tension)

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