fable

Definitions of fable
  1. noun
    a deliberately false or improbable account
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    type of:
    mensonge
    a false statement
  2. noun
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
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    type of:
    conte, histoire, récit
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
  3. noun
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
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    type of:
    conte, histoire, récit
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
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