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Definition of parasol noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

parasol

noun
 
/ˈpærəsɒl/
 
/ˈpærəsɔːl/
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  1. a type of light umbrella that women in the past carried to protect themselves from the sun
  2. a large umbrella that is used for example on beaches or outside restaurants to protect people from hot sun compare sunshadeTopics Holidaysc2
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French, from Italian parasole, from para- ‘protecting against’ + sole ‘sun’ (from Latin sol).
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