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PARABOLICAL

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the form of a parabola

Synonyms:

parabolic; parabolical

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

rounded (curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged)

Derivation:

parabola (a plane curve formed by the intersection of a right circular cone and a plane parallel to an element of the curve)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Resembling or expressed by parables

Synonyms:

parabolic; parabolical

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

parable (a short moral story (often with animal characters))

Derivation:

parable (a short moral story (often with animal characters))

parable ((New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message)

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