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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Cardinal Pizzaballa's office said it was "the first time in centuries" a Latin Patriarch had been turned away from the holy site on Palm Sunday, which marks Christ's fabled return to Jerusalem.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The company, which is valued at $5 billion, is based in a glass-and-steel office building near the fabled intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026
In addition to performing on the fabled Rooftop Concert, he enjoyed the rare privilege of receiving shared billing with the Fab Four on the chart-topping “Get Back” single.
From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026
Oumar Cisse used to lead tours of Djenne, an ancient, fabled city in central Mali known for its towering mud-brick mosque, but he now ekes out a living driving an old motorcycle taxi in Bamako.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026
There the School’s history had unrolled, the fabled riot scenes and Presidential visits and Civil War musterings, if not in these buildings then in their predecessors on the same site.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
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