What's the difference between par and paramour?

Par


Definition:

  • (n.) See Parr.
  • (prep.) By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.
  • (n.) Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
  • (n.) Equality of condition or circumstances.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) While the heaviest anterogradely labeled ascending projections were observed to the contralateral ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus, pars oralis (VPLo), efferent projections were also observed to the contralateral ventrolateral thalamic nucleus (VLc) and central lateral (CL) nucleus of the thalamic intralaminar complex, magnocellular (and to a lesser extent parvicellular) red nucleus, nucleus of Darkschewitsch, zona incerta, nucleus of the posterior commissure, lateral intermediate layer and deep layer of the superior colliculus, dorsolateral periaqueductal gray, contralateral nucleus reticularis tegmenti pontis and basilar pontine nuclei (especially dorsal and peduncular), and dorsal (DAO) and medial (MAO) accessory olivary nuclei, ipsilateral lateral (external) cuneate nucleus (LCN) and lateral reticular nucleus (LRN), and to a lesser extent the caudal medial vestibular nucleus (MVN) and caudal nucleus prepositus hypoglossi (NPH), and dorsal medullary raphe.
  • (2) The advantages of the incision through the pars plana ciliaris are (1) easier approach to the vitreous cavity, (2) preservation of the crystalline lens and an intact iris, and (3) circumvention of the corneal and chamber angle complications sometimes associated with the transcorneal approach.
  • (3) A block of tissue bounded by the ostium of the coronary sinus, the pars membranacea, the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve and the atrial and ventricular septa is removed.
  • (4) Ultrasonic fragmentation through the pars plana is a quick and easy method for relieving the condition.
  • (5) These results indicate that the pars tuberalis forms and secretes LH via the hypophyseal portal circulation.
  • (6) The advantages of pars plana approach are the small incision and minimal ocular manipulation during surgery.
  • (7) A 70-year-old man, a 59-year-old woman, and a 57-year-old woman underwent pars plana vitrectomy.
  • (8) It is concluded that Na+ channels are only present in pars recta of rabbit proximal tubule.
  • (9) A medium amount of degenerated terminals were observed in the nucleus pretectalis anterior (pars reticularis), the dorsal part of the periaqueductal grey at its most rostral levels, the caudolateral parts of the nucleus pretectalis posterior and the nucleus of optic tract, the H field of Forel, parts of the somatic cell columns of the oculomotor nucleus and the trochlear nucleus.
  • (10) Intracellular recordings were made from zebra finch hyperstriatum ventrale pars caudale (HVc) neurones in in vitro slice preparations.
  • (11) The observations of HRP-labelled neurons in the pars compacta region of substantia nigra following injection of HRP into the STN together with the DA responsiveness of STN neurons suggest the possibility of a dopaminergic nigro-subthalamic pathway.
  • (12) The ultrastructural study of nucleoli and ribonucleoprotein-containing structures in human seminiferous tubules revealed that the nucleoli of spermatogonia, spermatocytes and Sertoli cells exhibited a tripartite structure consisting of: a fibrillar center, a compact granular portion, and a reticular portion containing both pars fibrosa and pars granulosa.
  • (13) The elopiform teleost Engraulis japonica was used for a light and electron microscopical study of the follicle epithelium in the rostral pars distalis of the pituitary.
  • (14) Special attention was given to the portal vascular system of the median eminence and the pars distalis.
  • (15) Tubular damage was confined to the medullary pars recta of the proximal tubule and only in the most severe cases did injury involve the cortical pars recta and pars convoluta.
  • (16) With increasing age, ir-5HT first appears in perikarya of the nucleus preopticus (18 months) and in gonadotropes of the caudal pars distalis.
  • (17) That is par for the course,” Obama said, repeating his argument that he was abiding by a “basic principle” that the US would not abandon its military personnel.
  • (18) The tonic EMG activity induced by intrastriatal injection of bethanechol (1.0 microgram) was abolished by a subsequent injection of the GABAmimetic drug muscimol (25 ng) into the posterior part of the substantia nigra pars reticulata suggesting that bethanechol-induced limb rigidity is mediated via impairment of GABAergic transmission within the substantia nigra pars reticulata.
  • (19) Experiences with surgical treatment of chronic endogenous uveitis in human patients have shown that vision-impairing axial opacities in the vitreous body can be removed by pars plana vitrectomy, and that a considerable decrease in the frequency and severity of uveitic relapses results.
  • (20) These studies clearly show that extensive necrosis of the medullary pars recta can be dissociated from the development of acute renal failure.

Paramour


Definition:

  • (n.) A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; -- used of a man or a woman.
  • (n.) Love; gallantry.
  • (adv.) Alt. of Paramours

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The victims were usually illegitimate preschoolers; the assailants, usually the mothers or their paramours, had backgrounds of assaultiveness and social deviance and killed in impulsive rage.
  • (2) She would tramp to the village phone box and wait for some ringing and then quiz me about eating greens and clean handkerchiefs and comprehensively diss my dad, who had left home to "find himself" – in the arms of a local paramour.
  • (3) Together, the books sold 15m copies in 40 countries and spawned two Hollywood films starring Renée Zellweger as Bridget and Colin Firth and Hugh Grant as her warring paramours.
  • (4) There has been furious speculation over who might play the kinky business magnate and his paramour, though casting details have stubbornly refused to emerge.
  • (5) Avatar 2, 3 and 4 will also feature returning stars Sam Worthington, as disabled soldier turned swashbuckling Na'avi rebel Jake Sully, and Zoe Saldana as his alien paramour Neytiri.
  • (6) Harry Treadaway’s Victor Frankenstein buckled under the weight of his monstrous creations, succumbing to his morphine addiction and losing his undead paramour Lily.
  • (7) Publisher Jonathan Cape would only reveal that the novel "explores a different phase in Bridget's life", refusing to say if Bridget's perennial paramours, Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver, would make an appearance in the story, or if Bridget would have aged in real time, making her at least in her late 40s.
  • (8) Such is the difficulty of answering questions like, which village near Vienna is the site of the hunting lodge where the Habsburg crown prince Rudolf and his paramour Mary Vetsera committed suicide in mysterious circumstances in 1889 or which mythic Greek hero was the son of Telamon and the cousin of Achilles and was referred to as the “bulwark of the Achaeans” in Homer’s epic poem the Iliad, Pilkington has spurned the usual game and invented one of his own.
  • (9) Court battles and exposés revealed salacious details of Jefri's jetset lifestyle, including allegations of a harem of western paramours and a luxury yacht he owned called "Tits".
  • (10) In a 2007 comic book chapter, the original patriotic hero, Steve Rogers, was revealed to have died after being shot at close range by sometime paramour Sharon Carter, who had been hypnotised into committing the murder.
  • (11) I have no idea what circumstances led to Whittingdale’s former paramour becoming involved in sex work.
  • (12) Johnson, best known for small roles in the Oscar-winning The Social Network and comedy The Five Year Engagement, remains in the lead female role of Grey's blushing virginal paramour, Anastasia Steele.
  • (13) For a modest amount of money – certainly far less than it costs to start and maintain a human relationship – a growing number of websites now offer the services of pretend social media paramours.
  • (14) In an article in a college magazine, former student Stuart Delves called Jefferies and his colleagues in the English department "paramours of literature".
  • (15) There has been furious speculation over who might play kinky business magnate Christian Grey and his paramour Anastasia Steel in the film, with Ryan Gosling and Mila Kunis the current favourites with bookmakers .
  • (16) In an article written for a school magazine, Delves described Jefferies and his colleagues as "luminaries ... paramours of literature ... profound catalysts".
  • (17) But good sense isn't always good manners and there is still something of a stigma attached to admitting you know more about a potential paramour than you really should.
  • (18) Joking apart, Jagger, and Sophie Dahl's beau, Jamie Callum, may be interested to learn that scientists have just proved that 'Short man syndrome' is real, leastways in romance, and that the vertically challenged make intensely jealous paramours.
  • (19) Moyes, a name that, let's face it, sounds like a Yiddish word for eunuch, has endured 317 days of celibacy, whilst at Everton his former paramour, under the beguiling matador Martínez, is likely to claim the final Champions League place.

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