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par⋅a⋅sol

  [par-uh-sawl, -sol]
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–noun
a lightweight umbrella used, esp. by women, as a sunshade.
Origin:
1610–20; < F, MF < It parasole. See para- 2 , Sol

Related forms:
par⋅a⋅soled, adjective
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par·a·sol   (pār'ə-sôl', -sŏl')   
n.  A light, usually small umbrella carried as protection from the sun.

[French, from Italian parasole : parare, to shield (from Latin parāre, to prepare; see perə-1 in Indo-European roots) + sole, sun (from Latin sōl; see sāwel- in Indo-European roots).]
par'a·soled' adj.
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Word Origin & History

parasol 
1616, from Fr. parasol (1580), from It. parasole, lit. "protection from the sun," from para- "defense against" (from verb parere "to ward off") + sole "sun," from L. solem (nom. sol).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Computing Dictionary

Parasol
Parallel Systems Object Language.
An object-oriented language which supports network and parallel computing. It has modules and exceptions.
["The Parasol Programming Language", R. Jervis , Dr Dobbs J, Oct 1993, pp. 34-41].
(1995-01-26)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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