Definition of Tale
Tale
tale
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(noun)
a story or narrative that may be true but is more often fictional or made up (imagined);
e.g. The grandmother told the kids the tale of Little Red Riding Hood. We were interested to hear the tale of where he had been that day.
(noun)
a lie, especially one that is told to intentionally mislead someone, or a piece of gossip that is told with ill will;
e.g. The detectives suspect that her story is a tale and that she is hiding something.
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