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61Yiddish words used by English-speaking Jews — Yiddish words may be used in a primarily English language context. An English sentence that uses these words sometimes is said to be in Yinglish, however the primary meaning of Yinglish is an anglicism used in Yiddish. This secondary sense of the …
62Bovo-Bukh — The Bovo Bukh ( Bovo book ; also known as Baba Buch , etc.), written in 1507 ndash;1508 by Elia Levita, was the most popular chivalric romance in the Yiddish language. It was first printed in 1541, being the first non religious book to be printed …
63fable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. parable, allegory, moral tale; apologue; myth, legend, fiction. See description, falsehood, figurative. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. allegory, tale, parable; see story . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …
64myth — noun 1) ancient Greek myths Syn: folk tale, folk story, legend, tale, story, fable, saga, mythos, lore, folklore, mythology 2) the myths surrounding childbirth Syn: misconception …
65Cuento — is a Spanish word meaning literally story or tale . Cuento may specifically refer to folk tales, a category of folklore that includes stories passed down through oral tradition. The word cuento may also be used as a verb to say tell , as if you… …
66Ffable — n 1. apologue, allegory, parable, moral, bestiary; nursery rhyme, fairytale, ballad, rhyme, song. 2. fiction, tale, tall tale or story, Inf. yarn, story, adventure. 3. legend, myth, tradition, old wives tale; lay, epic, saga, chronicle, Fr. roman …
67myth — n 1. legend, tale, tradition, old wives tale, Inf. yarn, romance, saga, epic; history, story, adventure, account, depiction, portrayal, representation, interpretation; fable, apologue, allegory, parable, moral, bestiary; fairy tale, ballad,… …
68Chewing gum — For other uses, see Chewing gum (disambiguation). Many types of North American chewing gum from 2009. Chewing gum is a type of gum traditionally made of chicle, a natural latex product, or synthetic rubber known as polyisobutylene. For economical …
69Goanna — Taxobox name = Goanna image width = 240px image caption = Lace Monitor ( Varanus varius ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Reptilia ordo = Squamata subordo = Scleroglossa familia = Varanidae genus = Varanus genus authority = in part… …
70Salamandastron — infobox Book | name = Salamandastron title orig = translator = image caption = UK 1st Edition Cover author = Brian Jacques illustrator = Gary Chalk cover artist = Chris Baker country = United Kingdom language = English series = Redwall genre =… …
