The Collaborative International Dictionary
Parabole
Parabole \Pa*rab"o*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See Parable.] (Rhet.) Similitude; comparison.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
parabole
"comparison, metaphor," 1580s, from Greek parabole "comparison" (see parable).
Wiktionary
parabole
n. (context rhetoric English) similitude; comparison