- noun
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- story told to illustrate a moral or spiritual truth [Barron]
- example; specifically: a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle [Taisha]
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- Wiktionary:
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- WordNet:
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- Merriam-Webster Online:
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- MSN Encarta:
- parable @ Encarta
- American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language:
- parable @ AHD provided by Yahoo! Education
- Answers.com:
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