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Meaning: A story about fairies; told to amuse children Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents Synonyms: fairy story; fairy tale; fairytale Hypernyms ("fairy story" is a kind of...): narration; narrative; story; tale (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) Domain member category: Bluebeard ((fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience)
Meaning: An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse Classified under: Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents Synonyms: cock-and-bull story; fairy story; fairy tale; fairytale; song and dance Hypernyms ("fairy story" is a kind of...): fib; story; tale; taradiddle; tarradiddle (a trivial lie) "Love is blind." (English proverb) "The world will not find rest by just saying «peace.»" (Afghanistan proverb) "If a poor man ate it, they would say it was because of his stupidity." (Arabic proverb) "Be patient with a bad neighbor. Maybe he’ll leave or a disaster will take him out." (Egyptian proverb) Useful links: What does tarradiddle mean? narrative definition What does narration mean? fib definition What does tale mean?
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