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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Fable
     applied in the New Testament to the traditions and speculations,
     "cunningly devised fables", of the Jews on religious questions
     (1 Tim. 1:4; 4:7; 2 Tim. 4:4; Titus 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16). In such
     passages the word means anything false and unreal. But the word
     is used as almost equivalent to parable. Thus we have (1) the
     fable of Jotham, in which the trees are spoken of as choosing a
     king (Judg. 9:8-15); and (2) that of the cedars of Lebanon and
     the thistle as Jehoash's answer to Amaziah (2 Kings 14:9).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fable \Fa"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fabled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Fabling.]
     To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write
     or utter what is not true. ``He Fables not.'' --Shak.
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           Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell. --Prior.
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           He fables, yet speaks truth.             --M. Arnold.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fable \Fa"ble\ (f[=a]"b'l), n. [F., fr. L. fabula, fr. fari to
     speak, say. See Ban, and cf. Fabulous, Fame.]
     1. A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a
        fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth
        or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue.
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              Jotham's fable of the trees is the oldest extant.
                                                    --Addison.
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     Note: A fable may have talking animals anthropomorphically
           cast as humans representing different character types,
           sometimes illustrating some moral principle; as,
           Aesop's Fables.
           [PJC]
  
     2. The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming
        the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
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              The moral is the first business of the poet; this
              being formed, he contrives such a design or fable as
              may be most suitable to the moral.    --Dryden.
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     3. Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of
        talk. ``Old wives' fables. '' --1 Tim. iv. 7.
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              We grew
              The fable of the city where we dwelt. --Tennyson.
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     4. Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
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              It would look like a fable to report that this
              gentleman gives away a great fortune by secret
              methods.                              --Addison.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Fable \Fa"ble\, v. t.
     To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or
     real; to tell of falsely.
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           The hell thou fablest.                   --Milton.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fable \Fa"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fabled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Fabling.]
     To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write
     or utter what is not true. ``He Fables not.'' --Shak.
  
           Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell. --Prior.
  
           He fables, yet speaks truth.             --M. Arnold.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fable \Fa"ble\, v. t.
     To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or
     real; to tell of falsely.
  
           The hell thou fablest.                   --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Fable \Fa"ble\ (f[=a]"b'l), n. [F., fr. L. fabula, fr. fari to
     speak, say. See Ban, and cf. Fabulous, Fame.]
     1. A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a
        fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth
        or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue.
  
              Jotham's fable of the trees is the oldest extant.
                                                    --Addison.
  
     2. The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming
        the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
  
              The moral is the first business of the poet; this
              being formed, he contrives such a design or fable as
              may be most suitable to the moral.    --Dryden.
  
     3. Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of
        talk. ``Old wives' fables. '' --1 Tim. iv. 7.
  
              We grew The fable of the city where we dwelt.
                                                    --Tennyson.
  
     4. Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
  
              It would look like a fable to report that this
              gentleman gives away a great fortune by secret
              methods.                              --Addison.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  fable
       n 1: a deliberately false or improbable account [syn: fabrication,
             fiction]
       2: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: parable,
           allegory, apologue]
       3: a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
          [syn: legend]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fable
     Γαλλικά n.
     ο μύθος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fable
     n.
     1 A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or
  precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue.
  Prototypically, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop's%20Fables.
     2 Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
     3 fiction; untruth; falsehood.
     4 The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject
  of an epic or dramatic poem.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or
  speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.
     2 (lb en transitive archaic) To make up; to devise, and speak of, as
  true or real; to tell of falsely; to recount in the form of a fable.
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     to fantasize, dream
     Old French n.
     (l en fable), story

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  fable
     n.
     1 A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or
  precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue.
  Prototypically, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop's%20Fables.
     2 Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
     3 fiction; untruth; falsehood.
     4 The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject
  of an epic or dramatic poem.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or
  speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.
     2 (lb en transitive archaic) To make up; to devise, and speak of, as
  true or real; to tell of falsely; to recount in the form of a fable.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  fable
     n.
     1 A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or
  precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue.
  Prototypically, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop's%20Fables.
     2 Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
     3 fiction; untruth; falsehood.
     4 The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject
  of an epic or dramatic poem.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or
  speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.
     2 (lb en transitive archaic) To make up; to devise, and speak of, as
  true or real; to tell of falsely; to recount in the form of a fable.
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     to fantasize, dream
     Old French n.
     (l en fable), story

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  fable
     n.
     1 A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or
  precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue.
  Prototypically, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop's%20Fables.
     2 Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.
     3 fiction; untruth; falsehood.
     4 The plot, story, or connected series of events forming the subject
  of an epic or dramatic poem.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive archaic) To compose fables; hence, to write or
  speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true.
     2 (lb en transitive archaic) To make up; to devise, and speak of, as
  true or real; to tell of falsely; to recount in the form of a fable.
     Norwegian Bokmål vb.
     to fantasize, dream
     Old French n.
     (l en fable), story

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fable
     Ranska n.
     eläinsatu, faabeli

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  fable
     Franska n.
     (tagg kat=litteratur språk=fr) fabel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Fable /fˈeɪbəl/
  الخرافة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fable //ˈfeɪbəl// 
  1. изми́слица 2.
  fiction, untruth, falsehood
   3.
  story told to excite wonder
  2. ба́сня, при́тча
  fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  fable //ˈfeɪbəl// 
  1. съчинявам басни
  compose fables
  2. измислям
  tell of falsely