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(), a.[L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.] Procurable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne. Par"able n.[F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. a placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a parable, fr. to throw beside, compare; para° beside + to throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. Emblem, Gland, Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.] A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious narrative of something which might really occur in life or nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables of Christ. Chaucer. Declare unto us the parable of the tares. Matt. xiii. 36. Syn. -- See Allegory, and Note under Apologue. Par"able v. t.To represent by parable. [R.] Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. Milton. スポンサード リンク
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