tale
131tale — noun Syn: story, narrative, anecdote, account, history, legend, fable, myth, saga; informal yarn …
132tale — [[t]teɪl[/t]] n. 1) a narrative that relates some real or imaginary incident; story 2) a literary composition in the form of such a narrative 3) a falsehood; lie 4) a malicious rumor 5) archaic enumeration; count 6) Obs. talk; discourse •… …