Relation
Relation noun - A person connected with another by blood or marriage.
Tale and relation are semantically related in account topic. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Relation".
Nearby Word: relational
Tale
Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.
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Both words in one sentence
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In-Name-Only: Has no relation to the original Bard's Tale series aside from a few Shout Outs and (in some versions) including them as extras.
Source: Video Game / The Bard's Tale - This tale follows the Justice League Unlimited episodes in relation to the changes that come along with the events in the lives of the Bat-family.
Source: Fanfic Recs / The DCU -
Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart, which makes the old man's murderer's identity and relation to him ambiguous.
Source: Nameless Narrative
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