fable
noun
a short tale to teach a moral lesson, often with animals or inanimate objects as characters; apologue: Aesop's fables.
fables
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pluralof fable.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The historian’s duty, Mr. Sebag Montefiore writes, is to the facts, “but the fables and myths are important parts of the history too.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
“The Wayfinder” combines religious myths, ecological fables and nationalist origin stories into a thrilling hero’s quest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 12, 2025
"The great thing about these movies is that they are like fables," Byron Howard, one of the two directors, told AFP in Los Angeles.
From Barron's ● Nov. 25, 2025
We’ve long been sold fables about robots yearning to be more human — to love us, guard us and sympathize with us before replacing us.
From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2025
We are like the twins in old fables, each of whom has been given half a key.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
