fable
noun/ˈfeɪbl/
/ˈfeɪbl/
- [countable, uncountable] a traditional short story that teaches a moral lesson, especially one with animals as characters; these stories considered as a group
- Aesop’s Fables
- a land rich in fable
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- [uncountable, countable] a statement, or an account of something, that is not trueTopics Languagec1
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French fable (noun), from Latin fabula ‘story’, from fari ‘speak’.
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