fable

Meanings

• noun

  A short story that instructs a moral lesson, often featuring animals, gods, or other supernatural beings.

  - "The tortoise and the hare is a famous fable."
  - "Aesop's fables are a collection of ancient stories."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈfeɪbəl/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

legend , morality play , devise , feign , invent , make up

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with fable
able , table

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Variants

List of all variants of fable that leads to same result
fable , fables , fabled , fabler , fablers , fabling , beast fable , beast fables

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

From Old French fabule, meaning 'a tale, a lie', from fabulare, 'to speak, to create'.

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Trivia

Any details, considerations, events or pieces of information regarding the word

1. The fable 'The Tortoise and the Hare' is a cautionary tale about the dangers of overconfidence.

2. Ancient Greek philosopher Aesop is credited with writing over 600 fables.

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Related Concepts

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1. Allegory: An allegory is a story that represents abstract ideas or moral lessons through concrete symbols and characters.

2. Parable: A parable is a short story that illustrates a moral or religious lesson through symbolic characters, actions, or events.

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Culture

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Fables have been used since ancient times to teach moral lessons and have been a part of various cultures and literary traditions, including Aesop's Fables, La Fontaine's Fables, and Panchatantra.

How to Memorize "fable"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine the characters and setting of the fable. Visualize the moral lesson being taught.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the fable with a similar story or experience in your own life.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the acronym 'RABBIT' to remember the elements of a fable: 'R' represents the 'Role' of the characters, 'A' represents the 'Action' taken, 'B' represents the 'Behavior' of the characters, 'B' represents the 'B lesson' or moral, and 'I' represents 'Inference' or the application of the moral lesson.

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