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Definition of telltale noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

telltale

noun

/ˈtelteɪl/

/ˈtelteɪl/

(British English)

(North American English tattletale)

(informal, disapproving)

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a child who tells an adult what another child has done wrong

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