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verb • take (someone) as a wife • marry a woman, take a wife • provide with a wife; marry (someone) to a wife | ||||||||
35% | 8 | Old wives' tale | ||||||
noun • a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | ||||||||
32% | 9 | Recounting an old tale | ||||||
verb • render verbally • make into fiction • to say, state, or perform again | ||||||||
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