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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tale /teɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a story of an incident:the scary tale of Count Dracula.
- a lie, esp. against another:telling tales again.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tale (tāl),USA pronunciation n. - a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case;
story:a tale about Lincoln's dog. - a literary composition having the form of such a narrative.
- a falsehood;
lie. - a rumor or piece of gossip, often malicious or untrue.
- the full number or amount.
- [Archaic.]enumeration;
count. - [Obs.]talk;
discourse.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English talu series, list, narrative, story; cognate with Dutch taal speech, language, German Zahl number, Old Norse tala number, speech. See tell1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tale /teɪl/ n - a report, narrative, or story
- one of a group of short stories connected by an overall narrative framework
- a malicious or meddlesome rumour or piece of gossip
- (in combination): talebearer, taleteller
- a fictitious or false statement
- tell tales ⇒ to tell fanciful lies
- to report malicious stories, trivial complaints, etc, esp to someone in authority
- tell a tale ⇒ to reveal something important
- tell its own tale ⇒ to be self-evident
- archaic a number; amount
Etymology: Old English talu list; related to Old Frisian tele talk, Old Saxon, Old Norse tala talk, number, Old High German zala number |