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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
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
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tale
tail, taleWords nearby tale
Talcahuano, talcose, talcosis, talcum, talcum powder, tale, Taleb, talebearer, talent, talented, talent scout
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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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Idioms and Phrases with tale
tale
see old wives' tale; tall tale; tell tales; thereby hangs a tale.
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