Science and Tale

Science

Science noun - A body of facts learned by study or experience.

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Tale and science are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Science".

Nearby Words: scientist, sciential

Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.

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Science and tale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Science" instead a noun "Tale".

old	old science	old tale
true	true science	true tale
actual	actual science	actual tale
real	real science	real tale
Other adjectives: serious, little, ancient, fictional, modern.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is built on mad science instead of magic, but fits many fairy tale tropes otherwise.

Source: Fairy Tale
But there is also the literary tall tale; the literary tall tale catalyzed the emergence of such respectable genres as Science Fiction and the Utopia.

Source: Tall Tale
Tanith Lee's Red as Blood: Tales from the Sisters Grimmer is a collection of fairy tale retellings, most of them much darker, one with a science fiction twist.

Source: Fractured Fairy Tale

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