Definition of fable
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: a fictitious narrative or statement: such as
a
: a legendary story of supernatural happenings
Minerva is in fables said, from Jove without a mother to proceed— Sir John Davies
b
: a narration intended to enforce a useful truth
especially
: one in which animals speak and act like human beings
The theme of the fable was the folly of human vanity.
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The first known use of fable was in the 14th century
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