Parallelled

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. exhibiting a similarity in form or function while maintaining a uniform distance throughout, suggesting a coincidence in occurrence or development without deviation
2. characterized by a consistent separation from one another while being alike in purpose or structure, indicating occurrences that happen at the same time or in a similar manner
3. demonstrating a continuous alignment in direction or nature, while showcasing an ongoing resemblance in aspects or characteristics without crossing paths

Etymology: "Parallelled" is the past tense and past participle of "parallel" used as a verb, so the story belongs to "parallel" itself. The root is Greek: "parallēlos" combined "para", meaning "beside", with "allēlōn", meaning "of one another", so the original sense was lines running side by side. It passed into Latin as "parallēlus" and then into Middle French as "parallèle". The verb came later and was formed from the noun, so "to parallel" meant to match or run alongside something else. The doubled "l" in "parallelled" follows the British convention of doubling a final consonant before "-ed", while American spelling usually writes "paralleled". The meaning that describes things kept apart yet alike in form or timing grew naturally from the geometric image of lines that never meet.

Synonyms: matched, aligned, equated, coincided, concurred

Antonyms: diverged, differed