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semifable

semifable noun: that which is part fable and part truth.

Noun

semifable (plural semifables)

  1. That which is part fable and part truth.
    • some snatches of tragical story , which , after all , might be an idle semi-fable, improved out of slight materials1839, Thomas De Quincey, "William Wordsworth"", in Tait's Edinburgh Magazine

Forms of semifable

pluralsemifables

Origin of semifable

From semi- + fable.

Questions about semifable

What does semifable mean?
Semifable means that which is part fable and part truth.
What part of speech is semifable?
Semifable is a noun.
What is the plural of semifable?
The plural of semifable is semifables.

Words near semifable in the dictionary

  1. semiexposed
  2. semiextended
  3. semiexternal
  4. semiextinct
  5. semiextinction
  6. semifable
  7. semifables
  8. semifabulous
  9. semifacetious
  10. semifactorial
  11. semifactorials

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