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The Meaning of fable
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
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(n.) Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
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(n.) Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
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(v. i.) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true.
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(v. t.) To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely.
Synonyms
fabrication
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fiction
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parable
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allegory
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apologue
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legend
Rhymes
abel
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abell
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able
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cable
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chaebol
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crable
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disable
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enable
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frable
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gable
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habile
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hable
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intercable
,
kable
,
knable
,
label
,
laible
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mabel
,
mable
,
mislabel
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playbill
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rabal
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raible
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relabel
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roundtable
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sable
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stabile
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stable
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table
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timetable
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turntable
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unable
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unstable
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waibel
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waybill
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zabel