tale
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1.0
- noun
- /teɪl/
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- He recounted the tale of a brave knight who saved the village from a dragon.
- fairy tale
- folk tale
- cautionary tale
And does she have mildly embarrassing tales to share of young Neil?
- And does she have mildly embarrassing tales to share of young Neil?
- In March I read The Last Tale of the Flower Bride.
- And Ellarich says, yes, we know the tale, we're not afraid.
- Truly living right out of The Handmaid's Tale on our Supreme Court.
- Everything about it seems very fairy tale esque, very fantasy.
- Welcome to Smosh Pit Theatre Tales from the Web.
- It's truly just a tale about a fairy.
- Well, folks, are we experiencing a Tale of two cities?
- Yesterday, I would say, is a tale of two campaigns.
- Dog tale, fox tale, beard, barley, rye.
- But but yeah, that was an interesting tale to learn.
Examples
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Smart ones stayed behind to tell the tale, I reckon.
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Sometimes our life is just like a fairy tale.
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And at the same time, this really cool tale of getting great at something.
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But but yeah, that was an interesting tale to learn.
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So it's time to tell you the tale of the Raymond.
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In March I read The Last Tale of the Flower Bride.
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Yesterday, I would say, is a tale of two campaigns.
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People treated it as another cautionary tale.
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For confirmation, we may also look to local tales about the saints and their activities.
Academic text (1990) -
There are countless tales of demons trapped in brass urns and lamps, going all the way back to the time of Solomon.
Synonyms
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An account of events told to entertain or inform
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3.9
A story that describes connected events
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7.2
A long story that is probably not true
A spoken or written story that explains events
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
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4.0
A story that says things are bigger or more amazing than they really are to be funny
- Literature
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4.3
A story about a brave person who faces danger, for example a knight fighting a dragon
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3.1
A story about exciting, often dangerous journeys where people do brave things
- Archaic
An exciting old-fashioned adventure story with brave heroes and daring acts
- Literature
A story from the Bible about a man who keeps his faith during great suffering
How Long
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tale comes from an old word for 'speech' or 'story' and shares the same root as tell. So a tale is something you tell—a story about events, real or imagined.