Definitions
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- noun The moral appended to a fable or story.
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- noun The
moral of astory .
Etymologies
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From Greek ἐπιμύθιον, neutral of ἐπιμύθιος, from ἐπί ‘upon’ + μῦθος ‘story, fable’.
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whichbe commented on the word epimyth
The moral of a story.
December 25, 2008
soden commented on the word epimyth
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From Greek �?πιμ�?θιον, neutral of �?πιμ�?θιος, from �?πί ‘upon’ + μῦθος ‘story, fable’.
December 25, 2008