| NOUN | communication | fairy story, fairytale, fairy tale | a story about fairies |
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| communication | fairy story, fairytale, fairy tale, cock-and-bull story, song and dance | an interesting but highly implausible / implausible story |
| Meaning | A story about fairies; told to amuse children. | |
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| Synonyms | fairytale, fairy tale | |
| Category of | Bluebeard | (fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women |
| Broader | narrative, narration, story, tale | A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events |
| Spanish | cuento de hadas | |
| Catalan | conte de fades | |
| Meaning | An interesting but highly implausible / implausible story; often told as an excuse. | |
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| Synonyms | fairytale, fairy tale, cock-and-bull story, song and dance | |
| Broader | fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle | A trivial lie |
| Spanish | camelo, cuento chino, patraña | |
| Catalan | bandomeria, enganyifa, falòrnia | |
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