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- pronunciation:
- feI
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
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| definition 1: |
a short tale that teaches a lesson. The characters in fables are often animals who speak and act like people.
"The Fox and the Grapes" is a well-known fable by Aesop.- synonyms:
- allegory, tale
- similar words:
- fairy tale, folk tale, parable, story, yarn
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| definition 2: |
a false story; lie.
He told us a fable about his father being a jet pilot.- synonyms:
- falsehood, story, tale
- similar words:
- fairy tale, fib, fiction
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| related words: |
tale |
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| derivation: |
fabler (n.) |
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