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fairy tale
DEFINITIONS OF:
fairy tale
1
n
a story about fairies; told to amuse children
Synonyms:
fairy story
,
fairytale
Type of:
narration
,
narrative
,
story
,
tale
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
n
an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
Synonyms:
cock-and-bull story
,
fairy story
,
fairytale
,
song and dance
Type of:
fib
,
story
,
tale
,
taradiddle
,
tarradiddle
a trivial lie
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