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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   plural of tale form-of, plural
2. 2
   A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.
3. 3
   Alternative form of tallit (“Jewish prayer shawl”). alt-of, alternative
4. 4
   A book or register of people available to fill jury vacancies.
5. 5
   A writ to summon people to court to fill vacancies in a jury.

Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of tale dialectal, form-of, indicative, obsolete, present, singular, third-person

Synonyms

All synonyms

fibnarrativeaccountaggregateallamount

Example

More examples

"Don't tell tales out of school."

Etymology

From Latin plural of talis (“such (persons)”).

Related phrases

pray a talestales bookback animalfairy storiesstories fables

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