fabulous

/ˈfæbjələs/FA-byuh-luhs

/ˈfæbjələs/FA-byuh-luhs

Meaningof a tale

Common meaning: wonderful

Other meanings: like a legend

fabula taleLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 713 · scan
ousadjective ending: full of, having

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin fābula ‘a tale’.

Roots

fābula, -ae Latin “a tale”

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