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Meaning
Noun
●
A
fictitious
narrative
intended
to
enforce
some
useful
truth
or
precept
, usually with
animals
, etc. as
characters
; an
apologue
. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
●
Any
story
told
to
excite
wonder
; common
talk
; the
theme
of
talk
.
●
Fiction;
untruth
; falsehood.
●
The
plot
,
story
, or
connected
series
of
events
forming
the
subject
of an
epic
or
dramatic
poem.
Verb
●
To
compose
fables
; hence, to
write
or
speak
fiction
; to
write
or
utter
what is not true.
●
To
make up
; to
devise
, and
speak of
, as
true
or
real
; to
tell of
falsely
; to
recount
in the form of a fable.
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Synonyms
Legend
Invent
Feign
Devise
Morality Play
Make Up
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Narrative
Novel
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Retelling
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Movie
Play
Memoir
Satire
Tragedy
Book
Song
Drama
Anecdote
Film
Folktale
Tales
Romance
Verse
Ballad
Lyric
Theme
Cartoon
Documentary
Biography
Autobiography
Proverb
Folklore
Poet
Hero
Fairy Tale
Short Story
Fairy Story
Morality Tale
Creation Myth
Folk Tale
Graphic Novel
Ghost Story
Romantic Comedy
Work Of Fiction
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Rhymes
Able
Mabel
Table
Gable
Babel
Fable
Sable
Label
Cable
Vtable
Unable
Enable
Inable
Stable
Disable
Unstable
Periodic Table
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