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chantefable

American

[shahnt-fah-bl^uh] / ʃɑ̃tˈfɑ blə /

noun

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

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noun

chantefables

plural

Etymology

Origin of chantefable

From French; see origin at chant, fable

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