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| NOUN | 1 | tale, narrative, narration, story | A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events |
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| 2 | tale, fib, story, tarradiddle, taradiddle | A trivial lie |
| Sounds | tey'l |
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| Rhymes | ail, Airedale, airmail, and 90 more rhymes in eyl... |
| Meaning | A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events. Presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program. |
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| Synonyms | narrative, narration, story |
| Broader | message, content, subject matter, substance |
| Narrower | tearjerker; tall tale; folktale, folk tale; sob story, sob stuff; fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story; nursery rhyme |
| Instances | Canterbury Tales |
| Verbs | tell; tell |
| Meaning | A trivial lie. |
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| Synonyms | fib, story, tarradiddle, taradiddle |
| Broader | lie, prevarication |
| Narrower | fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance |
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