Record and Tale

Record

Record noun - A relating of events usually in the order in which they happened.

Usage example: the town paper published a record of the debate, as well as a synopsis of each candidate's stance on the major questions

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Tale and record are semantically related In some cases you can use "Tale" instead the word "Record" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: recorded, recording, recorder, recordist, recordable

Tale noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.

Usage example: the oft-told tale of Sleeping Beauty

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Record and tale are semantically related in story topic. Sometimes you can use "Record" instead the word "Tale" as a noun or a verb.

old	old record	old tale
full	full record	full tale
long	long record	long tale
similar	similar record	similar tale
Other adjectives: original, single, actual, entire, personal, straightforward, final, last, written, modern.

If not for a repaired LP record of the man's music (and the memory of a friend who kept said record), his tale would have literally gone down with the ship forever.

Source: The Greatest Story Never Told
It's posted as 7 separate stories (mirroring the 7-book format of the HP series), so the site doesn't record the full tale's word count.

Source: Doorstopper
There was a record released that told the tale of two teenagers who took a tour of the mansion.

Source: Fridge Horror / Theme Parks

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