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A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral
“Eysup's fable about the tiger and the lemon meringue pie warns children about the dangers of eating something not suitable to their natural diet.”
A supernatural story incorporating elements of myth and legend
“A romantic fable about guardian angels watching over the old city remains his most successful cinematic venture to date.”
A false statement or belief
“I would surmise that it is a fable that I am averse to foreign cultures.”
A thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination
Literature in the form of prose, especially novels, that describes imaginary events and people
A long-established custom or belief that has been passed on from one generation to another
An enumeration or listing of connected names, facts, or events
(archaic) To write or utter what is not true
“The poets fable, that Apollo being enamored of Cassandra, was by her many shifts and cunning slights still deluded in his desire.”
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