English > tale: 2 senses > noun 1, communication| Meaning | 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. |
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| Synonyms | narrative, narration, story |
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| Instances | Canterbury Tales | An uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer |
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| Narrower | fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story | A story about fairies |
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| folktale, folk tale | A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk |
| nursery rhyme | A tale in rhymed verse for children |
| sob story, sob stuff | A sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress |
| tall tale | An improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story |
| tearjerker | An excessively sentimental narrative |
| Broader | message, content, subject matter, substance | What a communication that is about something is about |
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| Spanish | narración, narrativa, relato |
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| Catalan | narrativa |
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| Verbs | tell | let something be known |
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| tell | narrate or give a detailed account of |
