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Webster 1913 Edition


Parabole


Pa-rab′o-le

,
Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK]. See
Parable
.]
(Rhet.)
Similitude; comparison.

Webster 1828 Edition


Parabole

PARABOLE

,
Noun.
parab'oly. [See Parable.] In oratory, similitude; comparison.

Definition 2024


parabole

parabole

See also: parabolé and parabolë

English

Noun

parabole (countable and uncountable, plural parabolae or parabolai)

  1. (rhetoric) similitude; comparison


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paʁabɔl/
  • Rhymes: -ɔl
  • Homophone: paraboles

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).

Noun

parabole f (plural paraboles)

  1. (mathematics, physics) parabola
  2. dish (antenna)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parole.

Noun

parabole f (plural paraboles)

  1. (literature) parable

Italian

Noun

parabole f

  1. plural of parabola

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /paˈra.bo.le/, [paˈra.bɔ.ɫɛ]

Noun

parabole m

  1. vocative singular of parabolus

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Compare parole.

Noun

parabole f (oblique plural paraboles, nominative singular parabole, nominative plural paraboles)

  1. parable

Descendants


Polish

Noun

parabole f pl

  1. nominative plural of parabola
  2. accusative plural of parabola
  3. vocative plural of parabola