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Tales

/teɪlz/

Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.

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📖 Definitions of "Tales"

noun

1
Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
2
Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
3
Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms

noun

1
An account of an asserted fact or circumstance; a rumour; a report, especially an idle or malicious story; a piece of gossip or slander; a lie.
"Don't tell tales!"
2
A rehearsal of what has occurred; narrative; discourse; statement; history; story.
"the Canterbury Tales"
3
A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an enumeration.
4
The fraudulent opportunity presented by a confidence man to the mark or victim.

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