Tale
Tale noun - A rumor or report of a personal or sensational nature.
Version
Version noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.
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Tale and version are semantically related in report topic. Sometimes you can use "Tale" instead a noun "Version", if it concerns topics such as account of a happening.
Nearby Word: verse
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- Nowadays, Perrault's version is left uncensored, though the Brothers Grimm's version (which always ended at the wedding) is much more likely to be used in today's fairy tale collections.
Source: Bowdlerise / Myth And Legend -
Similarly, Sleeping Beauty is probably set in France, as the anthem of the French monarchy plays at Aurora's arrival, and the movie is based upon the French version of the fairy tale.
Source: Franchise / Disney Princess -
Since the Brothers Grimm's version of the fairy tale (first printed in 1812) already has seven dwarfs, the only way you could run into trouble with the dwarfs would be by making them look too similar to Disney's version or giving them the same names.
Source: Disney Owns This Trope
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Version and Tale. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/tale/version
Tale & Version. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/tale/version>.
Version or Tale. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/tale/version.
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