fable
noun
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: Aesop's fables.
fables
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pluralof fable.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those movies proved there is a market for large-scale live-action fables employing practical and realistic special effects, along with massive sets built on location.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
This is a film about good versus evil, gods versus monsters — the fables we’ve been telling since the beginning of time, and why they will be with us until the end.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
That Niall finds Ruben so alluring is natural to Gadd, who believes the notion of a valiant male figure has been bred into everyone via fables and fairy tales.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
“The Wayfinder” combines religious myths, ecological fables and nationalist origin stories into a thrilling hero’s quest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
Those whose fables and metaphors, whose similes, and soliloquies, whose diction and je ne sais quoi daily slip into your survival soup, by way of their fingers.
From "Krik? Krak!" by Edwidge Danticat
