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PARABLES
Noun
parables
plural of parable
Anagrams
• parsable, prebasal, sparable
Source: Wiktionary
PARABLE
Par"a*ble, a. Etym: [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]
Definition: Procurable. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
Par"a*ble, n. Etym: [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. gal to drop. Cf. Emblem, Gland, Palaver, Parabola, Parley, Parabole, Symbol.]
Definition: 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"a*ble, v. t.
Definition: To represent by parable. [R.] Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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RACY
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
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