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fab·u·list
/
ˈfæb
yə
lɪst
/
Show Spelled
[
fab
-y
uh
-list
]
Show IPA
noun
1.
a person who invents or relates
fables
.
2.
a liar.
Origin:
1585–95;
<
Middle French
fabuliste,
equivalent to <
fābul
(
a
)
fable
+
-iste
-ist
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fabulist
(ˈfæbjʊlɪst)
—
n
1.
a person who invents or recounts fables
2.
a person who lies or falsifies
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
fabulist
1590s, from Fr. fabuliste, from L. fabula (see
fable
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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