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Aesop

[ ee-suhp, ee-sop ]
/ ˈi səp, ˈi sɒp /
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noun
c620–c560 b.c., Greek writer of fables.
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British Dictionary definitions for Aesop

Aesop
/ (ˈiːsɒp) /

noun
?620–564 bc, Greek author of fables in which animals are given human characters and used to satirize human failings

Derived forms of Aesop

Aesopian or Aesopic, adjective
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