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Noun: fairytale  'fe-ree,teyl
  1. A children's story (often traditional) about imaginary or magical places and beings
    - fairy tale, fairy story
     
  2. An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
    - fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story [informal], song and dance [US, informal]

Derived forms: fairy tales, fairytales

Type of: fib, narration, narrative, porky [Brit, informal], porky pie [Brit, informal], story, tale, taradiddle [informal], tarradiddle [informal]

Encyclopedia: Fairytale

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