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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The moral appended to a fable or story.

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  • noun The moral of a story.

Etymologies

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From Greek ἐπιμύθιον, neutral of ἐπιμύθιος, from ἐπί ‘upon’ + μῦθος ‘story, fable’.

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  • The moral of a story.

    December 25, 2008

  • wikipedia:

    From Greek �?πιμ�?θιον, neutral of �?πιμ�?θιος, from �?πί ‘upon’ + μῦθος ‘story, fable’.

    December 25, 2008