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tale::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | fib, story, taradiddle, tarradiddle |
| Type of | prevarication, lie |
| Has types | song and dance, fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story |
tale::noun | Spocien Dictionary
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | narration, narrative, story |
| Type of | content, subject matter, message, substance |
| Has types | fairy tale, fairytale, folk tale, folktale, sob stuff, sob story, nursery rhyme, tearjerker, fairy story, tall tale |
| Derivation | tell |
Examples of tale
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It is not the kind of tale that makes it into politically correct history books.
From the washingtontimes.com
Apart from the Fab Five, there's a well-oiled ensemble of fairy-tale characters.
From the post-gazette.com
This tale of humans against a host of magical creatures heats up rather quickly.
From the freep.com
Just a year later, Movie Gallery's tale has gone from love story to horror show.
From the businessweek.com
He directed, co-wrote, produced and stars in the tale of a Democratic contender.
From the stltoday.com
Fairy-tale turrets decorate Neuschwanstein Castle, King Ludwig's alpine retreat.
From the charlotteobserver.com
This story is not mainly about race, but race figures deeply into the Vick tale.
From the suntimes.com
Another investor with a similar tale of woe also insists on remaining anonymous.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The incident is described in the Bradt guide to the Arctic as a cautionary tale.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- Narrative: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
- Fib: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
- (TALES) The Template Attribute Language Expression Syntax (TALES) is the recommended expression language used by TAL and METAL.
- (Tales (album)) Tales is a 1995 studio album of Marcus Miller.
- Number; Account; estimation; regard; heed; Speech; language; A speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse; A count; declaration; Numbering; enumeration; reckoning; account; count; A number of things considered as an aggregate; sum; A report of any matter; a relation; a version; ...
- (4 Tales) by E. T. A. Hoffmann
- A simple narrative. A tale is a more general term than a short story, since the latter is applied to a narrative that follows a fairly technical pattern, and the former denotes any short narrative.
- A story, usually short, that sets forth strange and wonderful events. A tale focuses on the events themselves; not on character development, setting or descriptions (although there may be some of these in the tale). ...
