taru — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dagmar noun A bullet-shaped chrome bumper ornament seen on American cars, especially Cadillacs, in the 1950s.
- fable noun A short story, often with animal characters, written to teach a moral lesson.
- fiction noun Writing about imaginary people and events, rather than real ones.
- legend noun A traditional story from the past, often only partly true.
- saga noun A long traditional story, originally an Old Norse tale of family history, heroism, or legend.
Senses
taru is used for these senses in English:
- Dagmar A en given name of Danish origin, in occasional use since the end of the 19th century.
- fable A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
- fable Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
- fable Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
- fiction (literature) Literary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
- legend A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
- saga Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.
dagmar — full definition
- noun A bullet-shaped chrome bumper ornament seen on American cars, especially Cadillacs, in the 1950s.
- name A female given name of Danish origin.
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.