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Meaning of "paranymph" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARANYMPH

Via Late Latin from Greek paranumphos, from para-1 + numphē bride (literally: person beside the bride).
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PRONUNCIATION OF PARANYMPH

paranymph  [ˈpærəˌnɪmf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PARANYMPH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Paranymph is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PARANYMPH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Paranymph

A paranymph is a ceremonial assistant and or coach in a ceremony. In ancient Greek weddings the bride and bridegroom were attended by paranymphs, and from this use it has been generalized to refer to attendants of doctoral students, best men and bridesmaids in weddings and the like. It can refer specifically to the friend of a bridegroom tasked with accompanying him in a chariot to fetch the bride home. An obscure use of the word is as a spokesman for the bride or bridegroom, such as Cyrano de Bergerac towards Roxanne. The word may refer also to a thought that is revealed only by a slip of the tongue, such as a Freudian slip, or a condition where such slippage is endemic.

Definition of paranymph in the English dictionary

The definition of paranymph in the dictionary is a bridesmaid or best man.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PARANYMPH


endolymph
ˈɛndəʊˌlɪmf
hemolymph
ˈheməʊˌlɪmf
karyolymph
ˈkærɪəʊˌlɪmf
lymph
lɪmf
nymph
nɪmf
perilymph
ˈpɛrɪˌlɪmf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PARANYMPH

parancenteses
paranephric
paranephros
paranete
parang
paranoia
paranoiac
paranoic
paranoically
paranoid
paranoidal
paranormal
paranormality
paranormally
paranthelia
paranthelion
paranthropus
paranym
parapara
parapareses

WORDS THAT END LIKE PARANYMPH

bumph
galumph
grumph
harrumph
harumph
humph
mph
oomph
sumph
triumph
water nymph
wood nymph

Synonyms and antonyms of paranymph in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «paranymph» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PARANYMPH

Find out the translation of paranymph to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of paranymph from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «paranymph» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

paranymph
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

paraninfo
570 millions of speakers

English

paranymph
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

paranymph
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

paranymph
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

paranymph
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

paranymph
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

paranymph
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

paranymphe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paranimph
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

paranymph
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

paranymph
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

paranymph
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paranymph
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

paranymph
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

paranymph
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅरनीमाफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

paranymph
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

paranymph
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

paranymph
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

paranymph
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

paranymph
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

paranymph
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

bruidsmeisje
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

paranymph
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

paranymph
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of paranymph

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARANYMPH»

The term «paranymph» is used very little and occupies the 193.403 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PARANYMPH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «paranymph» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «paranymph» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about paranymph

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARANYMPH»

Discover the use of paranymph in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to paranymph and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Holy Bible: containing the Old and New Testaments, the ...
And Samson's wife dwelt (or cohabited) with his paranymph, who had been his companion. The same reading is found in the Complutensian Polyglott. From the preceding particulars collated with the speech of John in ver. 29. and with the ...
Adam Clarke, 1833
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The New Testament ...: containing the text taken from the ...
But Sampson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend : or, as both the Syriac and the Tar- gum have it, she was given, rvj'StPittr shoshebeeneyah, to his paranymph ; which is agreeable to the Alexandrian copy of ...
Adam Clarke, 1817
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The New Testament, arranged in chronological & historical ...
The offices assigned to the paranymph, or f IrWi were numerous and important ; and, on account of these, the Baptist compares himself to the friend of the bridegroom. The offices of the paranymph were threefold — before — at — and after the ...
George Townsend, 1827
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The New Testament: arranged in historical and chronological ...
The offices assigned to the paranymph, or pstSMt? were numerous and important ; and on account of these, the Baptist compares himself to the friend of the bridegroom. The offices of the paranymph were threefold — before — at — and after ...
George Townsend, Thomas Winthrop Coit, 1837
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The New Testament, arranged in chronological & historical ...
The offices assigned to the paranymph, Passover, or f ^unv, were numerous and important; and, on account of these, the Baptist compares himself to the friend of the bridegroom. The offices of the paranymph were threefold — before — at— ...
George Townsend, 1825
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The Old Testament [and the New]: Arrange in Historical and ...
The offices assigned to the paranymph, or ]"3!71P were numerous and important ; and on account of these, the Baptist compares himself to the friend of the bridegroom. The offices of the paranymph were threefold — before — at — and after ...
‎1837
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The holy Bible, from the authorized tr., with a comm. and ...
And Sampson's wife dwelt (or cohabited) with his paranymph, who had been his companion. The same reading is found in the Complutensian Polyglott. From the preceding particulars, collated with the speech of John in ver. 29. and with the ...
Adam Clarke, 1817
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The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: the ...
But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as hit friend ; or, as both the Syriac, and the Targvm have it, she was gicen, nwatw shoshebeentyah, to his paranymph ; which is agreeable to the Alexandrian copy of the ...
Adam Clarke, 1831
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The poetical works
Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compar'd, 1020 Successour in thy bed, Nor both so loosely disallied Their nuptials, nor this last so treacherously Had shorn the fatal harvest of thy head. Is it for that such outward ornament 1025 Was lavish' d ...
John Milton, Henry John Todd, 1842
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The Poetical Works of John Milton: With Notes of Various ...
Thy paranymph, worthless to thee compar'd, 1020 Successour in thy bed, Nor both so loosely disallied Their nuptials, nor this last so treacherously Had shorn the fatal harvest of thy head. Is it for that such outward ornament 1025 Was lavish' d ...
John Milton, 1842

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARANYMPH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term paranymph is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fifth-grader Anil Singh nails 'metachrosis' to win Daily News' New …
After a brief spell-off, Devorah Simon, 13, was awarded second-place after nailing "paranymph." "I came here to get past Round 2, which is ... «New York Daily News, Mar 14»

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