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A '''tall tale''' is a narrative, song or jest, whether orally transmitted or recorded in literature, prsenting an incredible, boastful or impossible story. In a narrow sense, the term refers to American frontier lore. In a wider sense, it is any specimen of mendacious literature.
A narrative, song or jest, transmitted orally or in writing, presenting an incredible, boastful or impossible story.

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A definition or brief description of Tall tale.

A narrative, song or jest, transmitted orally or in writing, presenting an incredible, boastful or impossible story.

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