TALE OF GENJI, THE

Meaning of TALE OF GENJI, THE in English

(Japanese, Genji Monogatari )

a novel (1001-20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.

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TALE OF GENJI, THE — Japanese Genji Monogatari, masterpiece of Japanese literature by the Lady Murasaki Shikibu, written toward the start of the 11th century. …
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TALE — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) dilemma tale {{link=fairy tale">fairy tale trickster tale
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TALE — I. ˈtāl, esp before pause or consonant -āəl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, talk, narrative, list, from Old …
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TALE — /tayl/ , n. 1. a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story: …
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TALE — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English talu; akin to Old Norse tala talk Date: before 12th century 1. obsolete …
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TALE — vi to tell stories. 2. tale ·vi a count or declaration. 3. tale ·noun ·see tael. 4. tale ·vi that …
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TALE — [tale] n [ME, fr. OE talu; akin to ON tala talk] (bef. 12c) 1 obs: discourse, talk 2. a: a …
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TALE — tale BrE AmE teɪ ə l (= tail) ▷ tales teɪ ə lz
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TALE — / teɪl; NAmE / noun 1. a story created using the imagination, especially one that is full of action and …
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TALE — tale W3 /teɪl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: talu ] 1 . a story about …
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TALE — n. 1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious …
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TALE — n. 1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious …
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TALE — n.1 a narrative or story, esp. fictitious and imaginatively treated. 2 a report of an alleged fact, often malicious or …
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TALE — ( tales) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A tale is a …
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TALE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES cautionary tale (= the story of an event that is used to warn people ) …
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TALE — [noun] [C] - a story or report, esp. one which might be invented or difficult to believeThe children love his …
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TALE — n. dilemma tale judgment tale fairy tale trickster tale
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TALE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long , rambling ▪ familiar ▪ amazing , bizarre , curious ( esp. BrE ), extraordinary , …
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TALE — See ↑ STORY 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ old wives' tale • ↑ story/tale
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TALE — сущ. 1) рассказ; сказка to concoct a tale ≈ придумать, состряпать рассказ to make up a tale ≈ сочинить сказку …
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TALE — tale.ogg teıl n 1. 1> рассказ; история; повесть stirring tale - волнующий рассказ romantic tale - романтическая история the Winter's …
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TALE — tale сущ.1) рассказ; сказка to concoct a tale — придумать, состряпать рассказ to make up a tale — сочинить сказку …
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TALE — n 1. 1> рассказ; история; повесть stirring tale - волнующий рассказ romantic tale - романтическая история the Winter's Tale - …
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TALE — сущ. 1) рассказ; сказка to concoct a tale — придумать, состряпать рассказ to make up a tale — сочинить сказку …
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TALE — сущ. 1) рассказ; сказка to concoct a tale — придумать, состряпать рассказ to make up a tale — сочинить сказку to narrate a tale, …
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TALE — _n. 1> рассказ; повесть; a twice told tale - старая история 2> часто _pl. выдумки, россказни 3> сплетня; to tell …
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TALE — n. 1. рассказ; повесть; a twice told tale - старая история 2. часто pl. выдумки, россказни 3. сплетня; to tell …
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TALE — _n. 1> рассказ; повесть; a twice told tale старая история 2> (часто _pl.) выдумки, россказни 3> сплетня; to tell tales …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TALE — сущ. 1) рассказ; сказка to concoct a tale ≈ придумать, состряпать рассказ to make up a tale ≈ сочинить сказку …
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WELL — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a better/greater/deeper understanding ▪ All of this will lead to a better understanding of …
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MURASAKI SHIKIBU — born с 978, Kyōto, Japan Japanese writer. Her real name is unknown, and the primary source of knowledge about her …
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SCROLL PAINTING — art form practiced primarily in the Far East. The two dominant types may be illustrated by the Chinese landscape scroll, …
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MONOGATARI — (Japanese: tale or narrative) Japanese works of fiction, especially those written from the Heian to the Muromachi periods (7941573). Monogatari …
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