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притча meaning in English

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притча noun
{f}

fable [fables](fictitious narration to enforce some useful truth or precept)
noun
[UK: ˈfeɪb.l̩] [US: ˈfeɪb.l̩]

fairy tale [fairy tales](folktale)
noun
[UK: ˈfeə.ri teɪl] [US: ˈfe.ri ˈteɪl]

parable [parables](short story illustrating a lesson)
noun
[UK: ˈpæ.rəb.l̩] [US: ˈpe.rəb.l̩]

tale [tales](type of story)
noun
[UK: teɪl] [US: ˈteɪl]

притча во языцех noun
{f}

byword(a proverb)
noun
[UK: ˈbaɪ.wɜːd] [US: ˈbaɪ.ˌwərd]

talk of the town(a topic or person discussed by many people)
noun
[UK: ˈtɔːk əv ðə taʊn] [US: ˈtɔːk əv ðə ˈtaʊn]