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tall story

/tɔl ˈstɔɹi/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.47 in modern English

Syllables
tal-l s-to-ry
IPA
/tɔl ˈstɔɹi/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From tall (“exaggerated”) + story.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /tɔl ˈstɔɹi/
  • British English: /tɔːl ˈstɔːɹi/

Inflected Forms

tall stories (plural)

Synonyms

Banbury story of a cock and a bull cock-and-bull story fish story traveller's tale tall tale

Rhymes With

story glory japanese morning glory tory rory corey storey cory dory gory curie montessori

Questions

How do you pronounce tall story?
The recorded pronunciation is /tɔl ˈstɔɹi/.
What does tall story mean?
Synonym of tall tale (“a tale or story which is fantastic and greatly exaggerated; also, an account of questionable veracity; a lie, an untruth”).
Where does tall story come from?
From tall (“exaggerated”) + story.

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