FABLE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Fable

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: from Old French fable (noun), from Latin fabula ‘story’, from fari ‘speak’

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfeɪbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral

Short Definition:

short story conveying moral

Examples:
  • the fable of the sick lion and the wary fox

Word: Fable

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈfeɪbl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

tell fictitious tales

Short Definition:

tell fictitious tales

Examples:
  • I do not dream nor fable

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