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semifables

semifables is the plural of semifable.

Meaning of semifable

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

Questions about semifables

What is semifables the plural of?
Semifables is the plural of semifable.

Words near semifables in the dictionary

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

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