89 entries under tale topic. ×

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fantasy(noun, literature, fancy, idea, false)
15
fable(noun, literature, form, deception, account)
13
romance(noun, literature, form, work, piece)
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tall tale(noun, expression, informal, deception, true)
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sham(noun, deception, false, lie, dishonesty)
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untruth(noun, literature, line, deception, false)
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novel(noun, literature, work, piece, copy)
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fabrication(noun, literature, report, line, deception)
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invention(noun, literature, report, line, false)
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falsehood(noun, literature, report, line, false)
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fib(noun, literature, deception, true, lie)
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lie(noun, literature, report, deception, belief)
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myth(noun, literature, belief, account, lie)
7
figment(noun, fancy, idea, deception, belief)
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legend(noun, literature, report, account, nonfiction)
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whopper(noun, literature, slang, line, deception)
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falsity(noun, line, deception, true, lie)
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deceit(noun, deception, lie, sham, dishonesty)
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parable(noun, account, description, fantasy, story)
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story(noun, report, line, deception, belief)
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