Ancient Greek word root · Prefixes

para-: beside, beyond

para- is an Ancient Greek root meaning “beside, beyond”. Learn its variants and explore 1 connected words.

Meaning and variants

Meaning: beside, beyond

Root forms: para-, par-

Source word: παρά — [with genitive]

Word family and examples

• paradox

  a seemingly absurd statement that may be true

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