(~s)
1.
A ~ is a story which teaches a moral lesson. Fables sometimes have animals as the main characters.
...the ~ of the tortoise and the hare...
Each tale has the timeless quality of ~.
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2.
You can describe a statement or explanation that is untrue but that many people believe as ~.
Is reincarnation fact or ~?
...little-known horticultural facts and ~s.
= myth
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