Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parabole

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: parabole
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of parable.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Parabole, to illustrate a thing, compares; Like, as, so, thus, such, are the signs it bears."

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “juxtaposition, comparison”). See parable.

Usage

Inflected Forms

parabolae (plural) parabolai (plural)

Questions

What does parabole mean?: Obsolete spelling of parable.
Where does parabole come from?: From Latin, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “juxtaposition, comparison”). See parable.

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