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Noun: parasang  'per-u,sang [N. Amer], 'pa-ru,sang [Brit]
  1. An ancient Persian unit of distance, varying from 3.5 to 4 miles (about 5.5 to 6.5 kilometres)
    "The journey to the next city was said to be ten parasangs"

Derived forms: parasangs

Encyclopedia: Parasang