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pār paris, abl. parī (rarely as subst. pare, C., O.), adj. Source etymology: 1 PAR- , equal : vita beata . . . par et similis deorum: est finitimus oratori poëta ac paene par: pares in amore et aequales: pares eiusdem generis munitiones, of equal size , Cs.: similia magis quam paria, L.: peccata, equally criminal , H.: ingenia iura: hi (equites), dum pari certamine res geri potuit, etc., i. e. horsemen against horsemen , Cs.: cui repugno, quoad possum, sed adhuc pares non sumus, i. e. not equal to the task : pari proelio, indecisive , N.: pares validaeque miscentur, Ta.: cantare pares, peers in song , V.: quem ego parem summis Peripateticis iudico: isti par in bello gerendo: anseribus, as large as , Iu.: prodigio par, i. e. extremely rare , Iu.: Responsura par fama labori, meet , H.: effugit imago, Par levibus ventis, like , V.: cuius paucos pares haec civitas tulit, equals : vestrae fortitudinis, Ph.: In quā par facies nobilitate suā, O.: par cum ceteris fortunae condicio: quem tu parem cum liberis tuis fecisti, S.: artīs constituere inter se parīs: cum par habetur honos summis et infimis: haudquaquam par gloria sequatur scriptorem et auctorem rerum, S.: quos in parem iuris condicionem atque ipsi erant, receperunt, Cs.: neque mihi par ratio cum Lucilio est ac tecum fuit: in quo offensae minimum, gratia par, ac si prope adessemus, S.— Equal, a match : quibus ne di quidem immortales pares esse possint, Cs.: quod neque se parem armis existimabat, S.: Non sumus pares, not on an equality , Iu.: habebo parem, quem das, Hannibalem, an adversary , L.: sequitur parem, i. e. with equal speed , O.— Equal, well-matched, suitable : rebus ipsis par et aequalis oratio, adequate : ut coëat par Iungaturque pari, kindred spirits , H.: S<*>ua voles apte nubere, nube pari, O.—Prov.: <*>ares cum paribus facillime congregantur, i. e. birds of a feather flock together .—In phrases with esse, fit, meet, suitable, proper, right : ita, ut constantibus hominibus par erat: par est ipsum esse virum bonum: sic par est agere cum civibus: dubitans, quid me facere par sit.—Repeated with respondeo or refero, like for like, tit for tat : par pari ut respondeas, T.: paria paribus respondimus: Par pro pari referto, give as good as you get , T.—In the phrase, Ludere par impar, to play “ even and odd ,” H.—As subst m . and f a companion, fellow, comrade, mate, spouse : adcumbit cum pare quisque suo, O.: edicere est ausus cum illo suo pari, ut, etc.: paribus conludere, H.—As subst n., a pair, couple : par illud simile, Piso et Gabinius: par nobile fratrum, H.: columbarum, O.: tria paria amicorum.

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An Elementary Latin Dictionary (1890) — Perseus Digital Library
Charlton T. Lewis · Perseus Digital Library, Tufts University
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