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1. paraīs n.

32 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) The Garden of Eden; appel of parais, the forbidden fruit; ertheli parais, Eden; parais(es selthe, the joy of Eden; (b) graines of parais, grain(es de parais, a spice; prob. cardamom or Amomum……

2. paradī̆s(e n.

167 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The Garden of Eden; (b) court of paradis, ertheli paradis, paradis greve, paradis of god, paradis terrestre, paradises riche, the Garden of Eden; (c) an eastern land sometimes identified with (a)……

3. parvīs(e n.

Additional spellings: parvise
8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) An enclosure, portico, or porch in front of a church, esp. St. Paul's, where lawyers met, and Notre Dame, where books were sold; (b) a conference, litigation. …

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