Princeton's WordNet

1. narrative, narration, story, tale(noun)

   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

   "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"

2. fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle(noun)

   a trivial lie

   "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

1. tale(noun)ɪl

   a dramatic story or description

   an exciting tale of pirates and treasure

Webster Dictionary

1. Tale(noun)

   see Tael

2. Tale(verb)

   that which is told; an oral relation or recital; any rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story

3. Tale(verb)

   a number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration; a count, in distinction from measure or weight; a number reckoned or stated

4. Tale(verb)

   a count or declaration

5. Tale(verb)

   to tell stories

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