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fairy-tale

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fair·y-tale (fâr-tl)
adj.
1. Of or relating to a fairy tale.
2. Likened to a fairy tale: a fairy-tale romance that preceded the royal wedding.
fairy-tale
adj
1. of or relating to a fairy tale
2. resembling a fairy tale, esp in being extremely happy or fortunate a true story with a fairy-tale ending
3. highly improbable he came out with a fairy-tale account of his achievements


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There will be no lack of fairy-tale authors in the future, I am sure.
The Emerald City of Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
As you shall see, I invented many stories for David, practising the telling of them by my fireside as if they were conjuring feats, while Irene knew only one, but she told it as never has any other fairy-tale been told in my hearing.
The Little White Bird by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
When they were young together, Clifford probably made a kind of fairy-tale of this discovery.
House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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