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   parabolic

   /ˌparəˈbɒlɪk/

   adjective

   • 1. of or like a parabola or part of one: "a parabolic mirror behind a spotlight projects a parallel beam"
   • 2. of or expressed in parables: "parabolic teaching"

   Word Origin late Middle English: via late Latin from Greek parabolikos, from parabolē ‘application’ (see parabola).

   Derivatives

   • 1. parabolical adjective
   • 2. parabolically adverb

   Scrabble Points: 15

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