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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1549
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Parallel, a. [e.m.E. (1559), also as noun (1551), F. parallele (16th c.), L. parallēl-us.] Parallel. — 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 47/15.
Cosmaghraphie … sal declair … the lynis parallelis, and the meridian circlis
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"Parallel adj.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 13 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/parallel>
