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parable

 
 
/ˈpærəbl/ noun [C]

Translation

a short story, especially in the Bible, that shows you how you should behave
mesel, kıssa, dinî ve ahlakî öykü/hikâye
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(Definition of parable noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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