PARABLE


Meaning of PARABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpa-rə-bəl ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin parabola, from Greek parabolē comparison, from paraballein to compare, from para- + ballein to throw — more at devil

Date: 14th century

: example ; specifically : a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle

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