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tale
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Sense: Noun: fictional story

Synonyms:

story , yarn , saga, epic, parable, fable, legend , myth , folk tale, fairy tale, fiction

Sense: Noun: anecdote

Synonyms:

anecdote, story , yarn , narrative , account , report

Sense: Noun: lie - often plural

Synonyms:

lie , fabrication, falsehood, untruth, falsity, fable, fib, cock-and-bull story (informal), whopper (informal), story , fiction , fake news (informal), tall tale (informal), tall story (informal)

Sense: Noun: rumor - often plural

Synonyms:

rumor, rumour (UK), gossip , hearsay, whisper , dirt (informal), talk , slander , libel, defamation

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