'fabler

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fable (ˈfeɪbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a short moral story, esp one with animals as characters
2.  a false, fictitious, or improbable account; fiction or lie
3.  a story or legend about supernatural or mythical characters or events
4.  legends or myths collectivelyRelated: fabulous
5.  archaic the plot of a play or of an epic or dramatic poem
 
vb
6.  to relate or tell (fables)
7.  (intr) to speak untruthfully; tell lies
8.  (tr) to talk about or describe in the manner of a fable: ghosts are fabled to appear at midnight
 
Related: fabulous
 
[C13: from Latin fābula story, narrative, from fārī to speak, say]
 
'fabler
 
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