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Definition of: parry

(parē) v. ·ried, ·ry·ing v.t.
1. To ward off, as a thrust in fencing.
2. To avoid or evade.
v.i.

3. To make a parry.
noun plural ·ries

1. A defensive movement, as in fencing.
2. An evasion or diversion in a contest of wits. [Prob. <F parez, imperative of parer ward off <Ital. parare defend <L, prepare]

Definition of: Parry

(parē), Sir William Edward,
1790–1855, English Arctic explorer.

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