Meaning

2 senses
  1. (idiomatic)The key lesson or message that an incident, situation or other happening conveys; a general takeaway point.

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  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see moral, story; the ethical lesson to be learned from a fictional tale.

Examples

8 sentences
  1. Did you understand the moral of this story?

    ruТы понял мораль этой истории? — marafon

  2. The moral of the story is that you can't trust the system.

    ruМораль истории в том, что мы не можем доверять системе. — marafon

  3. What's the moral of this story?

    ruВ чём мораль этой истории? — odexed

    deWas ist die Moral von der Geschicht’? — brauchinet

  4. What's the moral of the story?

    ruВ чём мораль истории? — Karok

    deWas ist die Moral von der Geschicht’? — brauchinet

  5. The moral of the story is that it's wrong to lie.

    Мораль у тому, що не треба брехати. — deniko

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Forms

plural: morals of the story / morals of the stories

Synonyms

31 synonyms

See also

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