how to pronounce parable

/ˈpæɹ.ə.bəl/

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parable is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of parable in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… Resort n parable as we change to …”

meanings of parable

noun:

A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.

verb:

To represent by parable.

adjective:

That can easily be prepared or procured; obtainable.

parable frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word parable occurs in english on average 2.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics parable can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that parable can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;