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morals of the story

morals of the story is the plural of moral of the story.

Meaning of moral of the story

Noun

moral of the story (plural morals of the story or morals of the stories)

  1. (idiomatic) The key lesson or message that an incident, situation or other happening conveys; a general takeaway point.
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    Synonyms:
    essence, quintessence, thrust, bowels, sum, brass tacks, core, crux, gist, drift
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see moral, story; the ethical lesson to be learned from a fictional tale.

Questions about morals of the story

What is morals of the story the plural of?
Morals of the story is the plural of moral of the story.

Words near morals of the story in the dictionary

  1. morally bankrupt
  2. moralness
  3. moralphobia
  4. morals
  5. morals of the stories
  6. morals of the story
  7. morama bean
  8. morama beans
  9. Moramba
  10. moran
  11. Moranding

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