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paries.

The wall of any cavity or organ.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpæɹi.iːz//ˈpɛəɹi.iːz//ˈpɛəɹiːz/
  1. The wall of any cavity or organ.

  2. The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin pariēs (“wall of a house or room”). Compare French paroi (“wall”), Italian parete (“wall”), Portuguese parede (“wall”) Spanish pared (“wall”) and Romanian perete (“wall”).

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