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parable (noun):

: a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : Parable comes from the Latin word parabola, from Greek parabole, meaning “comparison.” The word parabola may look familiar if you remember your geometry. The mathematical parabola refers to a curve that is shaped like the path of something that is thrown forward and high in the air and falls back to the ground.

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