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tales

/ˈteɪliːz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables
tales
IPA
/ˈteɪliːz/
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of tale

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of tale

Obsolete

noun

A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.

noun

A book or register of people available to fill jury vacancies.

noun

A writ to summon people to court to fill vacancies in a jury.

noun

Alternative form of tallit (“Jewish prayer shawl”).

Etymology

From Latin plural of talis (“such (persons)”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

talesim (plural) taleysim (plural) talaisim (plural) taleisim (plural)

Derived Forms

talesman

Phrases

pray a tales tales book

Homonyms

tails

Rhymes With

sales details wales fails emails males nails scales trails rails whales tails

Questions

How do you pronounce tales?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪliːz/.
What does tales mean?
plural of tale
Where does tales come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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