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a tale, especially a long story of adventure or incredible happenings |
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the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people;; a body of widely held but false or unsubstantiated beliefs |
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a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people;;
any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition. |
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is a person, who may or may not have existed, and is famous and well liked by people, or people of a certain country |
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a story, usually for children, about elves, hobgoblins, dragons, fairies, or other magical creatures. |
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a nonhistorical or unverifiable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical. |
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a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation |
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a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue; a story not founded on fact; to speak falsely; lie; talk about as if true |
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a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another;
a symbolical narrative |
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a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication |
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a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson;
a statement or comment that conveys a meaning indirectly by the use of comparison, analogy, or the like. |
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an exaggerated, unreliable story |
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a narrative song with a recurrent refrain; a narrative poem in short stanzas of popular origin |
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a long narrative poem recounting in elevated style the deeds of a legendary hero, esp one originating in oral folk tradition |
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a main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation |
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