parabase
French, noun/pa.ʁa.baz/
parabase is spelled P-A-R-A-B-A-S-E (8 letters). Parabase is a French feminine noun meaning “parabasis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Partie de la comédie ancienne où le poète s’adressait en son propre nom aux spectateurs”.
What does parabase mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineparabasis
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Partie de la comédie ancienne où le poète s’adressait en son propre nom aux spectateurs.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of parabase
- parabases plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce parabase?
- /pa.ʁa.baz/
- /pa.ʁa.bɑz/
- \pa.ʁa.baz\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.