fabled
Americanadjective
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celebrated in fables.
a fabled goddess of the wood.
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having no real existence; fictitious.
a fabled chest of gold.
adjective
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made famous in fable
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fictitious
Other Word Forms
- unfabled adjective
Etymology
Origin of fabled
Example Sentences
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The gentle manatee, often taken for the fabled water goddess Mami Wata, was actually a highly endangered species found in only a few parts of the world, including the Volta Lake.
From Literature
Before Thursday, the last time Robert Jenrick walked into Millbank Tower, a fabled address in Westminster where lots of political campaigns have been run, was decades ago as an eager Conservative activist.
From BBC
The battle to acquire the fabled Hollywood studio has cast another cloud over an industry still recovering from the dual shocks of the pandemic and the writers and actors union strikes three years later.
“If traders were wondering whether the fabled Santa Claus rally would ever show up, this may have been its arrival,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.
From MarketWatch
“If traders were wondering whether the fabled Santa Claus rally would ever show up, this may have been its arrival,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, said in a weekend note.
From MarketWatch
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