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parablelike en · ADJ

Etymology

From parable + -like.

Meanings

1. Resembling or characteristic of a parable.
   • The unnamed narrator of Whitehead’s parablelike third novel is a cynical “nomenclature consultant,” who devises names for such products as Apex, a Band-Aid knockoff sold in a variety of skin tones. 2007 February 4, Ihsan Taylor, “Paperback Row”, in New York Times:

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