parable
/ˈpæɹ.ə.bəl/ noun C2- A short narrative illustrating a lesson (usually religious/moral) by comparison or analogy.
Plural parables
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and Madame de Villefort were beginning to speak in parables, appeared to pay no attention to the conversation, and feigned to be busily engaged in watching Edward, who was mischievously pouring some ink into the bird’s water-glass.
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