Tale

Quick meaning: Tale is a noun meaning A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

Meaning

A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.

More Meanings

1. A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
2. An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
3. (slang) The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
4. (obsolete) Number; tally; quota.
5. (obsolete) Account; estimation; regard; heed.
6. (obsolete) Speech; language.
7. (obsolete) A speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse.

Example Sentences

Don't tell tales!

the Canterbury Tales

the ignorant, […] who measure by tale, and not by weight

And every shepherd tells his tale Under the hawthorn in the dale.

Word Forms

• tales
• taling
• taled

Synonyms for tale

Depending on context, synonyms include narrative, recital, yarn, story, tarradiddle, narration.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include narrative, narration, story, recital, fib, tarradiddle.

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