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Aesop
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Ae·sop  (sp, -sp) Sixth century b.c.
Greek fabulist traditionally considered the author of Aesop's Fables, including "The Tortoise and the Hare" and "The Fox and the Grapes."

Aesop [ˈiːsɒp]
n
(Biographies / Aesop (?620 bc-564 bc) M, Greek, WRITING: writer of fables) ?620-564 bc, Greek author of fables in which animals are given human characters and used to satirize human failings
Aesopian , Aesopic adj
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Noun1.Aesop - Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)Aesop - Greek author of fables (circa 620-560 BC)
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Aesop [ˈiːsɒp] NEsopo
Aesop's FablesFábulas fpl de Esopo
Aesop
nÄsop m; Aesop’s fablesdie äsopischen Fabeln
Aesop [ˈiːsɒp] nEsopo


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