paries

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Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈpæɹi.iːz/
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/ˈpæɹi.iːz/ · /ˈpɛəɹi.iːz/ · /ˈpɛəɹiːz/

Definition of paries

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. The wall of any cavity or organ.
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noun

  1. The wall of any cavity or organ.
  2. The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.

name

  1. A surname from French.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pariēs (“wall of a house or room”). Compare French paroi (“wall”), Italian parete (“wall”), Portuguese parede (“wall”) Spanish pared (“wall”) and Romanian perete (“wall”).

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