fabular

[ fab-yuh-ler ]

/ ˈfæb yə lər /

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adjective

of or relating to a story, novel, or the like written in the form of a fable.

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Origin of fabular

1675–85; <Latin fābulāris, equivalent to fābul(a) fable + -āris-ar¹

Words nearby fabular

Fabricius, fabric softener, Fabrikoid, Fabritius, Fabry, fabular, fabulate, fabulist, fabulous, fac., facade

How to use fabular in a sentence

The way which we take to perpetuate the memory of this deliverance is well adapted to keep up this fabular notion.
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