par

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun (golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
  2. noun a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
  3. verb make a score (on a hole) equal to par

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