📖fable

noun
/ˈfeɪbəl/

Meaning

a short story, typically featuring animals as characters, that conveys a moral lesson

Example Sentences

Aesop’s fables are famous for teaching valuable lessons through simple stories.

Example Expressions

spin a fable

Synonyms

tale, story, parable, allegory, myth

Antonyms

truth, fact, reality

Collocations

moral fable, ancient fable, children’s fable

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