parabolic
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views updated May 18 2018par·a·bol·ic / ˌparəˈbälik/ •
adj. 1. of or like a parabola or part of one.2. of or expressed in parables: parabolic teaching.DERIVATIVES: par·a·bol·i·cal adj.par·a·bol·i·cal·ly / -(ə)lē/ adv.
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