parallelistic

[ par-uh-lel-is-tik, -luh-lis- ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a parallelism.
2. of or relating to the metaphysical doctrine of parallelism or to its adherents.
3. resembling, approaching, or characterized by parallelism.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parallelistic¹

First recorded in 1865–70; parallelist + -ic

Example Sentences

But the situation is entirely changed, if we consider the smell effect from the point of view of the parallelistic theory.

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