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yarn

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of YARN

1
a brief account of something interesting that happened especially to one personally <Grandpa likes to tell yarns about when he was young>
Synonyms anecdote, tale, yarn
2
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel <a ripping yarn about space travel and alien monsters>

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