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-parous
-parous
a combining form meaning “bearing,” “producing” that specified by the initial element: oviparous; viviparous.
Origin:
< Latin -parus bearing, equivalent to par(ere) to bear, bring forth + -us adj. suffix; see -ous
< Latin -parus bearing, equivalent to par(ere) to bear, bring forth + -us adj. suffix; see -ous
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-parous
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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World English Dictionary
| -parous | |
| —adj combining form | |
| giving birth to: oviparous | |
| [from Latin -parus, from parere to bring forth] | |
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Medical Dictionary
-parous suff.
Giving birth to; producing: multiparous.
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