Webster's 1913 Dictionary
PARABANIC
Par `a *ban "ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Chem. )
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid which is obtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a white crystalline substance (C3N2H2O3 ); -- also called oxalyl urea.
New American Oxford Dictionary
parabasis
parabasis |pəˈrabəsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. parabases |-siːz | ) (in ancient Greek comedy ) a direct address to the audience, sung or chanted by the chorus on behalf of the author. • a digression in a fictional work in which the author addresses the reader. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek, from parabainein ‘go aside ’.
Oxford Dictionary
parabasis
parabasis |pəˈrabəsɪs | ▶noun ( pl. parabases |-siːz | ) (in ancient Greek comedy ) a direct address to the audience, sung or chanted by the chorus on behalf of the author. • a digression in a fictional work in which the author addresses the reader. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: from Greek, from parabainein ‘go aside ’.
Duden Dictionary
Parabase
Pa ra ba se Substantiv, feminin , die |Parab a se |griechisch in der attischen Komödie Einschub in Gestalt einer satirisch-politischen Aussprache, gemischt aus Gesang und Rezitation des Chorführers und des Chors
Spanish Dictionary
paraba
paraba nombre femenino Bol Papagayo (ave ).
The Wordsmith Dictionary