Dictionary
tale
Meaning
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- A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
- A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
- (slang) The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.
- 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.
- (obsolete) Number; tally; quota.
- (obsolete) Account; estimation; regard; heed.
- (obsolete) Speech; language.
- (obsolete) A speech; a statement; talk; conversation; discourse.
- (obsolete) A count; declaration.
- A number of things considered as an aggregate; sum.
- A report of any matter; a relation; a version.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈteɪl/
Cognate with Western Frisian
taal
Cognate with Dutch
taal
Cognate with German
Zahl
Cognate with Latin
dolus
Cognate with Northern Kurdish
til
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