parable
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English parable, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison”). Doublet of parabola, parole, and palaver.
Noun
parable (plural parables)
Translations
short story illustrating a lesson
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Verb
parable (third-person singular simple present parables, present participle parabling, simple past and past participle parabled)
- (transitive) To represent by parable.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
- Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
Adjective
parable (comparative more parable, superlative most parable)
- (obsolete) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
- 1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], The Anatomy of Melancholy, Oxford: Printed by Iohn Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps, OCLC 216894069; The Anatomy of Melancholy: […], 2nd corrected and augmented edition, Oxford: Printed by John Lichfield and James Short, for Henry Cripps, 1624, OCLC 54573970, (please specify |partition=1, 2, or 3):
- The most parable and easy, and about which many are employed, is to teach a school, turn lecturer or curate […] .
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French
Middle English
Etymology
From Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /paˈraːblə/, /paˈraːbəl/, /ˈparabəl/
Noun
parable (plural parables)
References
- “parā̆ble, n.” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.
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