"parabole" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: parabolae [plural], parabolai [plural]
Etymology: From Latin, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “juxtaposition, comparison”). See parable. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}}, {{uder|en|grc|παραβολή||juxtaposition, comparison}} Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “juxtaposition, comparison”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|parabolae|parabolai}} parabole (countable and uncountable, plural parabolae or parabolai)
  1. (rhetoric) Obsolete spelling of parable. Tags: alt-of, countable, obsolete, rhetoric, uncountable Alternative form of: parable Categories (topical): Rhetoric

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