"παραλίγο" meaning in Greek

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Adverb

IPA: /paɾaˈliɣo/ Forms: paralígo [romanization], παρ’ ολίγο [alternative]
Etymology: παρά (pará, “except, despite”) + λίγο (lígo, “a little”) Etymology templates: {{compound|el|παρά|λίγο|t1=except, despite|t2=a little}} παρά (pará, “except, despite”) + λίγο (lígo, “a little”) Head templates: {{head|el|adverbs|||||head=|sort=}} παραλίγο • (paralígo), {{el-adv}} παραλίγο • (paralígo)
  1. (used with the subjunctive tense) nearly, almost, near miss, close but no cigar, hair's breadth, just (used to indicate something that almost or nearly happened) Related terms: σχεδόν (schedón) (english: almost, nearly)
    Sense id: en-παραλίγο-el-adv-6jYvF7P6 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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