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parable
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?pa??b?l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?pæ?.?.b?l/, /?p??.?.b?l/
- Rhymes: -æ??b?l
Etymology 1
From Middle English parable, from Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek ???????? (parabol?, “comparison”). Doublet of parabola, parole, and palaver.
Noun
parable (plural parables)
- A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
Related terms
- palaver
- parabola
- parabole
- parole
Translations
Verb
parable (third-person singular simple present parables, present participle parabling, simple past and past participle parabled)
- (transitive) To represent by parable.
See also
- fable
- allegory
- pericope
- simile
Etymology 2
From Latin par?bilis, from par?re (“to prepare, procure”).
Adjective
parable (comparative more parable, superlative most parable)
- (obsolete) That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.
Further reading
- parable on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- rapable
French
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin parare (“to ward off”)
Adjective
parable (plural parables)
- preventable (able to be or fit to be prevented)
Related terms
- parade
- parer (verb)
Anagrams
- palabre
Middle English
Alternative forms
- parabole, parabol, parabele, parabyl, parabyll, parabil
Etymology
From Old French parable, parabole, from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek ???????? (parabol?).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa?ra?bl?/, /pa?ra?b?l/, /?parab?l/
Noun
parable (plural parables)
- A parable or narrative (usually teaching or illustrating a lesson)
- A maxim or byword, a short phrase or quip teaching or illustrating a lesson.
- A oration or session of speaking, especially one full of invective; a diatribe or rant.
Descendants
- English: parable
- Scots: parable
- Yola: parboles (plural)
References
- “par??ble, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-21.
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pacable
English
Etymology
Latin pacare +? -able
Adjective
pacable (comparative more pacable, superlative most pacable)
- placable; able to be easily pacified
Antonyms
- (placable): implacable
Anagrams
- capable
pacable From the web:
- what does pacable
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