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chantefable

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[shahnt-fah-bluh] / ʃɑ̃tˈfɑ blə /

noun

plural

chantefables

  1. (in medieval French literature) a prose narrative interspersed with verse.

Etymology

Origin of chantefable

From French; see origin at chant, fable

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