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Accretion (Of A Discount): In portfolio accounting, a straight-line accumulation of capital gains on a discount bond in anticipation of receipt of par at maturity.

Paranomasia: The technical Greek term for what English-speakers commonly refer to as a 'pun.' See extended discussion under pun, below.

Paranoid Type Schizophrenia: Presence of prominent delusions and auditory hallucinations in an individual, where disorganized speech, disorganized behavior, or flat/inappropriate affect may not be prominent.

Paranoid Ideation: Ideation, of less than delusional proportions, involving suspiciousness or the belief that one is being harassed, persecuted, or unfairly treated.

Parapatric Speciation: The differentiation into distinct species of populations experiencing some gene flow

Paranoia: (par-a-noy-a) A mental state that includes unreasonable suspicions of people and situations. A person who is paranoid may be suspicious, hostile, feel very important, or may become extremely . . . View Full Definition

Parapet: A wall placed at the edge of a roof to prevent people from falling off.

Paraphrase: A brief restatement in one's own words of all or part of a literary or critical work, as opposed to quotation, in which one reproduces all or part of a literary or critical work word-for-wor . . . View Full Definition

Paraphotography: General term for non-silver-halide image forming processes.

Paraphenylenediamine: Reducing agent used in some fine grain and color developers.