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| A tale, especially a long story of adventure or incredible happenings. |
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| Traditional beliefs,legends,customs,etc,of a person. |
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| A tale or legend originating and traditional among a people or folk,especially one forming part of the oral tradition of the common people. |
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| A hero who may or may not have existed, and is famous and well liked by people,or people of a certain country. |
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| A story,usually for children,about elves,hobgoblins,dragons,and other magical creatures. |
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| A nonhistorical or unbelievable story handed down by tradition from earlier times and popularly accepted as historical. |
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Traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature. |
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| A short tale to teach a moral,or lesson,often with animals and/or inanimate objects as characters. |
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| A representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another. |
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| A passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication |
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| A short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. |
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| An exaggerated or unreliable story. |
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| Any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody. |
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| Noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style. |
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| a main character in an epic whose legendary or heroic actions are central to his/her culture, race, or nation |
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