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PRONUNCIATION:

(PAR-ee)

MEANING:

verb tr.: To ward off or evade.
noun: A defensive movement or an evasive answer.

ETYMOLOGY:

From French parez (ward off), imperative of parer (to ward off), from Latin parare (to set or prepare). Earliest documented use: 1655.

USAGE:

"In the way Ryan Gosling parried questions with polite, self-deprecating charm, you could still see the Canadian in him."
Brian Johnson; Red Hot Ryan; Maclean's (Toronto, Canada); Sep 19, 2011.

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