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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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1.a tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk, especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people.
2. any belief or story passed on traditionally, especially one considered to be false or based on superstition.
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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 story to teach a moral lesson.
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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: an allusion to Shakespeare.
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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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noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style: Homer's Iliad is an epic poem.
2.resembling or suggesting to poetry.
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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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