n. | 1. | A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue. |
2. | The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem. | |
3. | Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk. | |
4. | Fiction; untruth; falsehood. | |
v. i. | 1. | To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true. |
v. t. | 1. | To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely. |
Noun | 1. | fable - a deliberately false or improbable account Synonyms: fabrication, fiction |
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3. | ![]() Synonyms: legend |