parábola

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See also: parabola, paràbola, and parabolă

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of palabra. The mathematical sense is taken from New Latin or directly from Greek.

Noun

parábola f (plural parábolas)

  1. (mathematics) parabola
  2. parable

Portuguese

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of palavra. The mathematical sense is taken from New Latin or directly from Greek.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈɾa.bo.lɐ/, /paˈɾa.bu.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /paˈɾa.bo.la/

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -abulɐ
  • Hyphenation: pa‧rá‧bo‧la

Noun

parábola f (plural parábolas)

  1. parable
  2. (mathematics) parabola

Spanish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ). Doublet of palabra. The mathematical sense is taken from New Latin or directly from Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈɾabola/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -abola
  • Syllabification: pa‧rá‧bo‧la

Noun

parábola f (plural parábolas)

  1. (mathematics) parabola
  2. parable

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