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  • 21fabulist — /ˈfæbjuləst/ (say fabyoohluhst) noun 1. a person who invents or relates fables. 2. a liar. {French fabuliste} …

  • 22fabulist —   n. recounter of fables; liar …

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  • 23fabulist — n. 1 a composer of fables. 2 a liar. Etymology: F fabuliste f. L fabula: see FABLE …

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  • 24Romulus (fabulist) — Romulus is the author, now considered a legendary figure [William W. Kibler, Medieval France: An Encyclopedia (1995), p. 331.] , of versions of Aesop s Fables in Latin. These were passed down in Western Europe, and became important school texts,… …

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  • 25Babrius — ▪ fabulist flourished 2nd century AD       author of a collection of fables (fable) in Greek. Nothing is known of the author. The fables are for the most part versions of the stock stories associated with the name of Aesop. Babrius has rendered… …

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  • 26Fable — TOCrightA fable is a succinct story, in prose or verse, that features animals, plants, inanimate objects, or forces of nature which are anthropomorphized (given human qualities), and that illustrates a moral lesson (a moral ), which may at the… …

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  • 27Stephen Glass (reporter) — Stephen Glass (born 1972) is an American paralegal who was previously a reporter for The New Republic ; he was eventually fired for fabricating articles, quotations, sources and events. The story of Glass s downfall is told in the 2003 film… …

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  • 28Jean de La Fontaine — Infobox Writer name =Jean de La Fontaine |thumb|left|225px caption = birthdate = birth date|1621|7|8|df=y birthplace = Château Thierry, Champagne. 1 deathdate = death date and age|1695|4|13|1621|6|8|df=y deathplace = Paris, France occupation =… …

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  • 29List of members of the Académie française — This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy) by seat number. The primary professions of the academicians are noted. The dates shown indicate the terms of the members, who generally serve for life. Some, however, were… …

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  • 30Nalo Hopkinson — in 2007 Born 1960 (age 50–51) Kingston, Jamaica Occupation Writer, editor Language Engli …

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