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   parable

   /ˈparəbl/

   noun

   • 1. a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels: "the parable of the blind men and the elephant"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French parabole, from an ecclesiastical Latin sense ‘discourse, allegory’ of Latin parabola ‘comparison’, from Greek parabolē (see parabola).

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • A

     1

   • R

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   • A

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   • B

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   • L

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   • E

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