Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PA-RAB'O-LA
PAR'A-BLEDPA-RAB'O-LE, or PA-RAB'O-LY
PA-RAB'O-LA, n. [L. See Parable.]
A conic section arising from cutting a cone by a plane parallel to one of its sides, or parallel to a place that touches one of its sides. – Harris.
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