fable
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noun
a short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral.
寓話〘動物などを擬人化した教訓話〙
a story, typically a supernatural one incorporating elements of myth and legend.
myth and legend:
神話, 伝説
e.g. the unnatural monsters of fable.
a false statement or belief.
作り話, うそ
verb no object archaic
tell fictitious tales:
｟古｠ 作り話をする
e.g. I do not dream nor fable.
with object fabricate or invent (an incident, person, or story).
〈話など〉をでっち上げる
DERIVATIVES
fabler |ˈfāb(ə)lər| noun
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French fable (noun), from Latin fabula ‘story’, from fari ‘speak’.