Fable
Definition of fable:
part of speech: noun
A feigned story or tale intended to instruct or amuse; the plot or series of events in an epic or dramatic poem; fiction; a falsehood.
part of speech: noun
A fictitious story; fiction embodying a general truth.
part of speech: verb
To feign; to invent.
part of speech: noun
A fictitious tale; an untruth; a story intended to teach a useful or moral truth, in which, usually, animals talk and act like human beings.
part of speech: verb
Usage examples for fable:
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The moral of this fable is so plain, that it is quite useless to repeat it.
"Stories about Animals: with Pictures to Match", Francis C. Woodworth. -
It pleased him to set down, as a positive fact, the belief of all Israel in this fable while he himself knew nothing of the matter.
"The Bible: what it is", Charles Bradlaugh. -
Such a test was not unusual in the Days of Fable and Jason agreed.
"The Boy With the U.S. Miners", Francis Rolt-Wheeler.