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Word: Tale
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English talu ‘telling, something told’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch taal ‘speech’ and German Zahl ‘number’, also to tell. tale (sense 2) is probably from Old Norse
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
teɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a fictitious or true narrative or story, especially one that is imaginatively recounted
Short Definition:fictitious or true narrative or story
Examples:- a delightful children's tale
- tales of witches and warlocks
- she enjoyed hearing others tell their tales
Definition:
a number or total
Short Definition:number or total
Examples:- an exact tale of the dead bodies
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