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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a story about fairies; told to amuse children;
[syn: fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story]

2. an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse;
[syn: fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock-and-bull story, song and dance]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

fairytale n 1: a story about fairies; told to amuse children [syn: fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story] 2: an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse [syn: fairytale, fairy tale, fairy story, cock- and-bull story, song and dance]