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tales
noun(tale)
a usually imaginative narrative of an event : story
tales
noun(tale)
an intentionally untrue report : falsehood
tales
noun(tale)
a series of events or facts told or presented : account
tales
idiom(tale)
—used to say that someone who has been killed cannot reveal secret information
tales
noun(tale)
a story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (such as fairies, wizards, and goblins) —called also fairy story
tales
noun(tale)
a story in which improbable events lead to a happy ending
tales
noun(tale)
a made-up story usually designed to mislead
tales
noun(tale)
an often traditional belief that is not based on fact : superstition

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