tale
English Thesaurus
1. a trivial lie (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | lie, prevarication, |
| definition | : | a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth (noun.communication) |
2. 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 (noun.communication)
| hyponym | : | tearjerker, |
| definition | : | an excessively sentimental narrative (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | tall tale, |
| definition | : | an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | folk tale, folktale, |
| definition | : | a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | sob story, sob stuff, |
| definition | : | a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | nursery rhyme, |
| definition | : | a tale in rhymed verse for children (noun.communication) |
| instance hyponym | : | canterbury tales, |
| definition | : | an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer (noun.communication) |
3. a trivial lie (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | fib, |
| definition | : | tell a relatively insignificant lie (verb.communication) |
4. 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 (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | tell, |
| definition | : | let something be known (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | narrate, |
| definition | : | provide commentary for a film, for example (verb.communication) |
5. a trivial lie (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | fib, |
| definition | : | tell a relatively insignificant lie (verb.communication) |
6. 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 (noun.communication)
| derivation | : | tell, |
| definition | : | let something be known (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | narrate, |
| definition | : | provide commentary for a film, for example (verb.communication) |
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