tale

DEFINITIONS OF: tale

Examples:: Canterbury Tales
an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer; Arabian Nights' Entertainment
a collection of folktales in Arabic dating from the 10th century

Types:: show 6 types...; hide 6 types...; tearjerker
an excessively sentimental narrative; tall tale
an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story; folk tale, folktale
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk; sob story, sob stuff
a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy; fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale
a story about fairies; told to amuse children; nursery rhyme
a tale in rhymed verse for children

Type of:: content, message, subject matter, substance
what a communication that is about something is about

Types:: cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance
an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

Type of:: lie, prevarication
a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

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