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fabled (adjective)

fabled /ˈfeɪbəld/ adjective

fabled

/ˈfeɪbəld/

adjective

Britannica Dictionary definition of FABLED

1

: told about in old stories

a fabled [=legendary] underwater city

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2

[more fabled; most fabled] : widely known : famous

She served us some of her fabled cherry pie.

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