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fabliau.

A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.

Where this word comes from

Learned borrowing from Old French fabliau, diminutive of fable.

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