3
fancy(noun, excitement, color, allure, adventure)
3
legend(noun, report, account, lie, story)
3
mystery(noun, excitement, fancy, color, allure)
3
parable(noun, report, account, fantasy, story)
3
tall tale(noun, expression, lie, story, gag)
3
untruth(noun, line, lie, fantasy, story)
2
apologue(report, account, fantasy, story, news)
2
exaggeration
2
fabliau
2
falsity(line, lie, story, untruth)
2
folktale(report, account, news, tale, narrative)
2
gest
2
ghost story(noun, characters)
2
love story(expression, story, novel)
2
mendacity(line, lie, story, falsity, untruth)
2
tall story
2
thriller
2
unreality(fantasy, story, disguise, pretence)
2
white lie(expression, line, lie, fantasy, story)
2
whodunit
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