1 an imaginative story, especially one that is full of action and adventure:
Dickens' 'A Tale of Two Cities' * a fairy / moral / romantic tale * His latest book is a delightful children's tale about talking animals.
seealsoFOLKTALE
2 an exciting spoken description of an event, which may not be completely true:
I love listening to his tales of life at sea. * I've heard tales of people seeing ghosts in that house. * The team's tale of woe continued on Saturday (= they lost another match). * Her experiences provide a cautionary tale (= a warning) for us all.
seealsoTELLTALE
IDIOMS see OLD, TELL
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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