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Latin
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek παράβολος (parábolos).
Pronunciation
Noun
parabolus m (genitive parabolī); second declension
- a daredevil or reckless fellow who exposes himself to danger or who risks his life on any thing
Declension
Second-declension noun.
Derived terms
References
- “părăbŏlus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- părăbŏlus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,112/3.