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nursery rhyme vs tale

tale vs nursery rhyme

nursery rhyme and tale both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nursery rhyme Yes No No No
tale Yes No No No
As nouns, tale is a hypernym of nursery rhyme; that is, tale is a word with a broader meaning than nursery rhyme:
  • nursery rhyme: a tale in rhymed verse for children
  • tale: a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
Other hypernyms of nursery rhyme include narration, narrative, story.
nursery rhyme (noun) tale (noun)
a tale in rhymed verse for children a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
a trivial lie
Difference between nursery rhyme and tale

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