Fable Definition
fābəl
fabled, fables, fabling
noun
fables
A fictitious story meant to teach a moral lesson: the characters are usually talking animals.
Webster's New World
A story about legendary persons and exploits.
American Heritage
A myth or legend.
Webster's New World
A story that is not true; falsehood.
Webster's New World
The plot of a literary work.
Webster's New World
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verb
fables, fabling
To recount as if true.
American Heritage
To write or tell (fables, legends, or falsehoods)
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Fable
Noun
Singular:
fable
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fablesOrigin of Fable
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From Middle English, from Old French fable, from Latin fabula, from fari (“to speak, say”). See Ban, and compare fabulous, fame.
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old French from Latin fābula from fārī to speak bhā-2 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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