fabular

[ fab-yuh-ler ]

/ ˈfæb yə lər /

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of or relating to a story, novel, or the like written in the form of a fable.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

1675–85; <Latin fābulāris, equivalent to fābul(a) fable + -āris-ar¹

The way which we take to perpetuate the memory of this deliverance is well adapted to keep up this fabular notion.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb|Charles Lamb