Etymology

chantefable

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Today it means: A form of Medieval French literature with alternative spoken and sung passages. Full definition →

French chantefable
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  1. French · borrowed fromchantefable
  2. English todaychantefable

From French chantefable (from chanter (“to sing”) + fable (“story”)).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.