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   Fa·ble

   /ˈfāb(ə)l/

   

   noun

   • 1. a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral: "the fable of the sick lion and the wary fox" Similar moral taleparableapologueallegorybestiary
   • ▪ a story, typically a supernatural one incorporating elements of myth and legend: "he had conjured up a monster fit for any fable" Similar mythlegendsagaepicfolk talefolk storytraditional storytalestoryfairy talenarrativeromancefolkloreloremythologyfantasyoral historytraditionfolk traditionold wives' talestechnical:mythosmythusinformal:yarn
   • ▪ myth and legend: "the unnatural monsters of fable"
   • ▪ a false statement or belief: "believers accused the cosmologists of inventing fables on the birth of the universe" Similar falsehoodfibfabricationdeceptionmade-up storytrumped-up storyfake newsinventionconcoctionpiece of fictionfictionfalsificationfalsityfairy story/talecock and bull storylieuntruthbarefaced lie(little) white liehalf-truthexaggerationprevaricationdeparture from the truthalternative factyarnstoryred herringrumormythflight of fancyfigment of the imaginationpretensepretextshamrusewiletrickerystratageminformal:tall storytall talewhopperporkypork pieporky piehumorous:terminological inexactitudevulgar slang:bullshitbulldust

   verb

   • 1. tell fictitious tales: archaic "I do not dream nor fable"
   • ▪ fabricate or invent (an incident, person, or story): archaic "men soon fabled up their Histories into Miracle and Wonder"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French fable (noun), from Latin fabula ‘story’, from fari ‘speak’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fabler noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › fableFable Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of FABLE is a fictitious narrative or statement. How to use fable in a sentence.

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   Fable is a literary genre defined as a succinct fictional story, in prose or verse, that features animals, legendary creatures, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature that are anthropomorphized, and that illustrates or leads to a particular moral lesson (a "moral"), which may at the end be added explicitly as a concise maxim or saying.

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   Fable definition: a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue. See examples of FABLE used in a sentence.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFABLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FABLE definition: 1. a short story that tells a general truth or is only partly based on fact, or literature of this…. Learn more.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFABLE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   FABLE meaning: 1. a short story that tells a general truth or is only partly based on fact, or literature of this…. Learn more.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › fableFable - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of fable. noun. a short moral story (often with animal characters) synonyms: allegory, apologue, parable. see more. noun. a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events. synonyms: legend. see more. noun. a deliberately false or improbable account. synonyms: fabrication, fiction. see more. Pronunciation. US. /ˈfeɪbəl/ UK.

8. www.britannica.com › art › fableFable | Literary Genre, Characteristics & Examples | Britannica

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   Jul 9, 2024 · fable, narrative form, usually featuring animals that behave and speak as human beings, told in order to highlight human follies and weaknesses. A moral—or lesson for behaviour—is woven into the story and often explicitly formulated at the end.

9. www.britannica.com › dictionary › fableFable Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   FABLE meaning: 1 : a short story that usually is about animals and that is intended to teach a lesson; 2 : a story or statement that is not true

10. www.dictionary.com › browse › fableFable Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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    a story about supernatural or extraordinary persons or incidents; legend: the fables of gods and heroes. legends or myths collectively: the heroes of Greek fable. an untruth; falsehood : This boast of a cure is a medical fable.

11. literarydevices.net › FableFable - Definition and Examples of Fable - Literary Devices

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    Fable is a literary device that can be defined as a concise and brief story intended to provide a moral lesson at the end. In literature, it is described as a didactic lesson given through some sort of animal story.