fable — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fable noun A short story, often with animal characters, written to teach a moral lesson.
Senses
fable is used for these senses in English:
- fable (intransitive, archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.
fable — full definition
- noun A short story, often with animal characters, written to teach a moral lesson.
- noun A made-up story or claim; something untrue.
- verb To make up and tell a story as though it were true.