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tale

5 entries found.
  1. tale (noun)
  2. tale-teller (noun)
  3. fairy tale (noun)
  4. fairy-tale (adjective)
  5. old wives' tale (noun)

Main Entry: tale
Pronunciation: \ˈtāl\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English talu; akin to Old Norse tala talk
Date: before 12th century

1 obsolete : discourse, talk
2 a : a series of events or facts told or presented : account b (1) : a report of a private or confidential matter <dead men tell no tales> (2) : a libelous report or piece of gossip
3 a : a usually imaginative narrative of an event : story b : an intentionally untrue report : falsehood <always preferred the tale to the truth — Sir Winston Churchill>
4 a : count, tally b : total


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