noun
Meaning 1
plural of tale
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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Standard Lemma guide
tales
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/teɪlz/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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homophone: tails
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rhymes with -eɪlz
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/ˈteɪliːz/
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CMU ARPABET: T EY1 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A person available to fill vacancies in a jury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 3
A book or register of people available to fill jury vacancies.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 4
A writ to summon people to court to fill vacancies in a jury.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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noun
Meaning 5
Alternative form of tallit (“Jewish prayer shawl”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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verb
Meaning 6
third-person singular simple present indicative of tale
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal, form-of, indicative, obsolete, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
From Latin plural of talis (“such (persons)”).
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