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tale
[ teyl ]
/ teɪl /
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Definition of tale
noun
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Origin of tale
before 900; Middle English; Old English talu series, list, narrative, story; cognate with Dutch taal speech, language, German Zahl number, Old Norse tala number, speech. See tell1
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tail, taleWords nearby tale
Talcahuano, talcose, talcosis, talcum, talcum powder, tale, Taleb, talebearer, talent, talented, talent scout
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How to use tale in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for tale
tale
/ (teɪl) /
noun
Word Origin for tale
Old English talu list; related to Old Frisian tele talk, Old Saxon, Old Norse tala talk, number, Old High German zala number
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Other Idioms and Phrases with tale
tale
see old wives' tale; tall tale; tell tales; thereby hangs a tale.
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