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fairy-tale (n.)
"oral narrative centered on magical tests, quests, and transformations," 1749, translating French Conte de feés, the name given to her collection by Madame d'Aulnois (1698, translated into English 1699). As an adjective (also fairytale), attested by 1963.
updated on October 10, 2017
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Dictionary entries near fairy-tale
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