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parabole

/pa.ʁa.bɔl/

noun, feminine/pa.ʁa.bɔl/plural: paraboles

parabola; dish (antenna)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ).

noun, feminine/pa.ʁa.bɔl/plural: paraboles

parable

Inherited from Old French parabole, borrowed from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of parole, which was inherited.