par·a¹ / ˈparə/ inf. • n. 1. a paratrooper. 2. a paragraph.par·a² / ˈpärə/ • n. (pl. same or par·as ) a monetary unit of Bosnia–Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Serbia, equal to one hundredth of a dinar.

Para. Skt., ‘supreme, highest’, found in conjunction with many Hindu words to express the superlative state—e.g. para-bhakti and see under VIṢṆU. Unless some special sense is created, the meaning will be carried within the basic word, and will not be listed separately here.