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thereby hangs a tale

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
there-by hangs a -tale
IPA
29
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Used to indicate that something requires a long story or explanation to fully understand.

Etymology

Coined by William Shakespeare in 1623 in "As you Like it," act 2, scene 7: : And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe, : And then from hour to hour we rot and rot, : And thereby hangs a tale.

Questions

What does thereby hangs a tale mean?
Used to indicate that something requires a long story or explanation to fully understand.
Where does thereby hangs a tale come from?
Coined by William Shakespeare in 1623 in "As you Like it," act 2, scene 7: : And so from hour to hour we ripe and ripe, : And then from hour to hour we rot and rot, : And thereby hangs a tale.

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