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paries¹

  • /ˈpæɹi.iːz/
  • /ˈpɛəɹi.iːz/
  • /ˈpɛəɹiːz/

Where it 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”).

noun parietes

  1. The wall of any cavity or organ.
  2. The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.

Paries²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from French Paries or Pariès.

proper noun Parieses

  1. A surname from French.

Translations

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noun wall of any cavity in the body

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MLA

"paries." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paries. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

paries. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paries

Chicago

"paries." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paries.

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@misc{paries_2026,
  title = {paries},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paries},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}