Folk tale
Folk tale noun - A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk.
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Fiction
Fiction noun - Something that is the product of the imagination.
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Synonyms for Fiction
Folk tale and fiction are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Folk tale" instead a noun "Fiction".
Nearby Words: fictitious, fictional, fictionally
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Fiction and Folk tale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/folk_tale/fiction
Folk tale & Fiction. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/folk_tale/fiction>.
Fiction or Folk tale. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/folk_tale/fiction.
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