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Meaning of 'fable' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Fable [ n.]
- A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue.
- The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
- Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
- Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
2 . Fable [ v. i.]
- To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true.
3 . Fable [ v. t.]
- To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely.

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