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paralégal

French, noun/pa.ʁa.le.ɡal/

paralégal is spelled P-A-R-A-L-É-G-A-L (9 letters). Paralégal is a French masculine noun meaning “paralegal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personnel administratif qui travaille sous la responsabilité directe d’un juriste”.

What does paralégal mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    paralegal

noun

  1. 1

    masculineparalegal

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Proche de ce qui est légal.

noun: 1. Personnel administratif qui travaille sous la responsabilité directe d’un juriste.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of paralégal

  • paralégale feminine
  • paralégaux masculine plural
  • paralégales feminine plural
  • para-légal

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce paralégal?

  • /pa.ʁa.le.ɡal/
  • \pa.ʁa.le.ɡal\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to paralégal

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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