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Canterbury Tales

Definitions of Canterbury Tales
  1. noun
    an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer
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    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
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