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tall story

UK/tɔːl ˈstɔːɹi//tɔl ˈstɔɹi/

tall story noun: synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”).

Noun

tall story (plural tall stories)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”).
    • Mary Beard, formerly professor of classics at Cambridge University, directed followers on X to her latest book, titled Emperor of Rome, which opens with a lengthy discussion of the “tall stories” told about Elagabalus.2023 November 24, Esther Addley, “Was Roman emperor Elagabalus really trans – and does it really matter?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

tall story meaning in Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada

tall story in Tamil

நம்பவியலாத கதை

tall story in Malayalam

വിശ്വസിക്കാൻ പ്രയാസമുള്ള വസ്‌തുത

tall story in Kannada

ನಂಬಲಾಗದ ಕಥೆ, ಕಟ್ಟು ಕಥೆ

Synonyms of tall story

Forms of tall story

pluraltall stories

Origin of tall story

From tall (“exaggerated”) + story.

Words that rhyme with tall story

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about tall story

What does tall story mean?
Tall story means synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”).
What is tall story in Tamil?
Tall story in Tamil is நம்பவியலாத கதை. See Tall story meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tall story?
Tall story is a noun.
How do you pronounce tall story?
Tall story is pronounced /tɔːl ˈstɔːɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of tall story?
The plural of tall story is tall stories.

Words near tall story in the dictionary

  1. tall reeds
  2. tall s
  3. tall ship
  4. tall ships
  5. tall stories
  6. tall story
  7. tall tale
  8. tall tales
  9. tall thistle
  10. tall thistles
  11. tall trees catch much wind

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Adapted from Wiktionary: tall story (page history and authors); tall story (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tall story (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); tall story (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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