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FAIRYTALE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
Synonyms:
cock-and-bull story; fairy story; fairy tale; fairytale; song and dance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fairytale" is a kind of...):
fib; story; tale; taradiddle; tarradiddle (a trivial lie)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A story about fairies; told to amuse children
Synonyms:
fairy story; fairy tale; fairytale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fairytale" is a kind of...):
narration; narrative; story; tale (a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program)
Domain member category:
Bluebeard ((fairytale) a monstrous villain who marries seven women; he kills the first six for disobedience)
