OLD WIVES' TALE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A bit of lore passed on by word of mouth

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("old wives' tale" is a kind of...):

lore; traditional knowledge (knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote)

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