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taletelling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
taletelling
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The act of making up stories with the intention of deceiving; telling tales.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English tale tellyng; equivalent to tale + telling.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

taletellings (plural) tale-telling (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

taleteller

Questions

What does taletelling mean?
The act and skills of presenting stories and tales.
Where does taletelling come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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