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fable

UK/ˈfeɪbəl/ US/ˈfeɪbʌl/ uncommon archaic

noun

1.
2.

a short moral story (often with animal characters)

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3.

a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events

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Origin

From Middle English, borrowed from Old French fable, from Latin fābula, from fārī (“to speak, say”) + -bula (“instrumental suffix”). See ban, and compare fabulous, fame. Doublet of fabula.

Phrases

  • have a fable for
  • personal fable

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