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tale
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- pronunciation:
- teIl
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an account of the details of a real or fictional occurrence; story.
- synonyms:
- account, narrative, story, yarn
- similar words:
- allegory, anecdote, chronicle, fable, fiction, fish story, history, myth, narration, parable, relation, romance
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| definition 2: |
a rumor; gossip.
- synonyms:
- gossip, hearsay, rumor, talk
- similar words:
- scandal, scuttlebutt, tittle-tattle
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| definition 3: |
a falsehood; lie.
- synonyms:
- fable, fabrication, falsehood, fiction, invention, lie, story, untruth
- similar words:
- fib, whopper
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| related words: |
ballad, calumny, description, novel, yarn |
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The words tale and tail (a part of some animals) sound alike but have different meanings.
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