Did you know that the para in Paralympics stands for parallel?

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When I was younger I thought it was the “paralysed olympics”

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BeardedBaldMan@reddit

I think the more accurate definition is close to or adjacent. Like you get in paramedic, paralegal and paramilitary

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Accurate_Prompt_8800@reddit

You know what, I never even thought about it in terms of meaning! I just thought of it as ‘Paralympics’ as an entire word just like I’d think of Olympics the same way, never thought to split it.

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Did you know that the para in Paralympics stands for parallel?

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