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parable

pronunciation:: pae r bl
features:: Word History, Word Explorer

part of speech:	noun
definition:	a very short story told to teach a moral or religious lesson. similar words: allegory, fable, story
related words:	tale

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The word parable comes from Latin and ancient Greek words that mean "a comparison." One learns most from a parable when one understands that the story is supposed to be compared with something else. What that "something else" is, the reader must discover.

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