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fa·ble
 fable
- pronunciation:
- feI
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a short tale that teaches a moral lesson, often having animals as the main characters.
Possibly the most famous fable by Aesop is "The Tortoise and the Hare."- synonyms:
- allegory, apologue, tale
- similar words:
- fairy tale, folk tale, parable, story, yarn
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| definition 2: |
a fictitious story based on legend or myth.
Did the Greeks really use the Trojan horse, or is that just a fable?- synonyms:
- folk tale, legend, story
- similar words:
- allegory, myth, romance, yarn
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| definition 3: |
a false account; lie.
That story about his catching the touchdown pass in college is just one of his fables.- synonyms:
- falsehood, story, tale, untruth
- similar words:
- cock-and-bull story, fairy tale, fib, fiction, fish story, whopper
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| related words: |
fabrication, tale |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
fabled, fables, fabling |
| definition: |
to describe or recount as though true.
- synonyms:
- concoct, fabricate, invent
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| derivation: |
fabler (n.) |
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