Tale and Yarn

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Tale

Tale noun - A brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally.

Usage example: asked Dad to tell once again the tale of how, as a kid, he broke his arm jumping out of a tree

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Yarn is a synonym for tale in account topic. In some cases you can use "Yarn" instead a noun "Tale", when it comes to topics like story, language, words, made-up story. informal substitute

Yarn

Yarn noun - A fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving.

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Synonyms for Yarn

Tale is a synonym for yarn in story topic. You can use "Tale" instead a noun "Yarn", if it concerns topics such as account, language, words. popular alternative

Nearby Word: yarning

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long	long tale	long yarn
short	short tale	short yarn
original	original tale	original yarn
simple	simple tale	simple yarn
Other adjectives: little, straightforward, hilarious.

Both words in one sentence

Hence how Conan could be in a pirate yarn one story, and a frontier tale the next.

Source: Franchise / Conan the Barbarian
Yarn is a tale, except when it's used for knitting.

Source: Fun with Homophones
Despite its great (almost 700 pages!) size, the book is told in a lyrical fairy-tale style generally geared at children (and anyone who loves a good yarn).

Source: Literature / The Hounds of the Morrigan

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