"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”), {{m|en|parable}} parable Head templates: {{en-noun|~|parabolae|parabolai}} parabole (countable and uncountable, plural parabolae or parabolai)
  1. (rhetoric) similitude; comparison Tags: countable, rhetoric, uncountable Categories (topical): Rhetoric
    Sense id: en-parabole-en-noun-HRq66f97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations

Inflected forms

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