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thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving. |
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the traditional beliefs, legends, customs, etc., of a people; lore of a people. |
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any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition. |
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a person, who may or may not have existed, and is famous and well liked by people, or people of a certain country. Usually it is someone who helped the common people or fought against the authorities, such as a bad king. |
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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, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature. |
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a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue. |
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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. |
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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. |
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an exaggerated, unreliable story. |
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any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody. |
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heroic; majestic; impressively great. |
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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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