paratransit

[par-uh-tran-sit, -zit] Origin

par·a·trans·it

[par-uh-tran-sit, -zit]
noun
public or group transportation, as by automobile, van, or minibus, organized to relieve the congestion of mass transportation.

Origin:
1970–75; para-1 + transit
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Paratransit is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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.
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Main Entry:  paratransit
Part of Speech:  n
Definition:  any type of public transportation that is distinct from conventional transit, such as flexibly scheduled and routed services such as airport limousines, carpools, etc.
Etymology:  para- 'alongside of' + transit
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Word Origin & History

paratransit
1973, from para- (q.v.) + transit.
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