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PARABOLIC(AL)

\pˌaɹəbˈɒlɪk ˈal], \pˌaɹəbˈɒlɪk ˈal], \p_ˌa_ɹ_ə_b_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_k__ ˈa_l]\

Definitions of PARABOLIC(AL)

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Of, expressed in, a parable, whence parabolically adv.; of, like, a parabola. [Late Latin]

1919 - The concise Oxford dictionary of current English
By Sir Augustus Henry

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