Parnassian
Definition of Parnassian
Par`nas´sian
a.
1.
Of
or
pertaining
to
Parnassus
.
n.
1.
(Zool.)
Any
one
of
numerous
species
of
butterflies
belonging
to
the
genus
Parnassius
.
They
inhabit
the
mountains
,
both
in
the
Old
World
and
in
America
.
1.
One
of
a
school
of
French
poets
of
the
Second
Empire
(
1852-70
)
who
emphasized
metrical
form
and
made
little
use
of
emotion
as
poetic
material
; -
so
called
from
the
name
(
Parnasse
contemporain
)
of
the
volume
in
which
their
first
poems
were
collected
in
1866
.
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Parley
Parliament
Parliament heel
Parliament hinge
Parliamental
Parliamentarian
Parliamentarily
Parliamentary
Parliamentary agent
Parliamentary train
Parlor
Parlor car
Parlor match
parlour
Parlous
Parmelia
Parmesan
Parmesan cheese
Parnassia
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Parnassien
Parnassus
Parnellism
Parnellite
Paroccipital
Parochial
Parochialism
Parochiality
Parochialize
Parochially
Parochian
Parodic
parodist
parody
Paroket
Parol
Parol arrest
Parol contract
Parole
parole board
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