| Par (par) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Par |
| (Zoöl.) |
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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.
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| Par (par) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Par |
| [L. par, adj., equal.
See Peer an equal.]
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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.
Equality of condition or
circumstances.
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An
amount which is taken as an average or mean.
The number of strokes
required for a hole or a round played without mistake, two strokes
being allowed on each hole for putting. Par represents perfect
play, whereas bogey makes allowance on some holes for human
frailty. Thus if par for a course is 75, bogey is
usually put down, arbitrarily, as 81 or 82.
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