tale
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
tales
plural
tales
Britannica Dictionary definition of TALE
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1
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a story about imaginary events
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an exciting or dramatic story
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see also fairy tale, folktale
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The movie is a stirring tale of courage.
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tales about ghosts
2
a
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a story about someone's actual experiences
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We listened to his familiar tale of woe/misfortune as he talked again about the failure of his marriage.
b
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an exciting story that may not be completely true
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see also tall tale
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He told us thrilling tales about his adventures as a pilot in the war.
3
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a false story that is told to deceive someone
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Are you telling tales again? Or is that the truth?
dead men tell no tales
— used to say that someone who has been killed cannot reveal secret information
