Tale (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: a tale about Lincoln's dog.
  2. a literary composition having the form of such a narrative.
  3. a falsehood; lie.
  4. a rumor or piece of gossip, often malicious or untrue.
  5. the full number or amount.
  6. enumeration; count.
  7. talk; discourse.
noun
  1. a report, narrative, or story
  2. one of a group of short stories connected by an overall narrative framework
    • a malicious or meddlesome rumour or piece of gossip
    • (in combination)
  4. a fictitious or false statement
  5. tell tales
    • to tell fanciful lies
    • to report malicious stories, trivial complaints, etc, esp to someone in authority
  6. to reveal something important
  7. to be self-evident
  8. archaic
    • a number; amount
    • computation or enumeration
  9. an obsolete word for talk
Tale (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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