Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of narration.

    an act of narration

  2. (countable, uncountable)The disclosure of information.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Ability to determine.

  4. (archaic, countable, uncountable)Counting, numbering.

Origin

Gerund from the verb tell, from tell + -ing.

Gerund from the verb tell, from tell + -ing.

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Forms

plural: tellings
Singulartelling
Pluraltellings

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
counting, numbering:enumeration
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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