"fairy-tale ending" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fairy-tale endings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} fairy-tale ending (countable and uncountable, plural fairy-tale endings)
  1. (literal) The ending of a fairy tale. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fairy tale Synonyms: fairytale ending Related terms: happily ever after
    Sense id: en-fairy-tale_ending-en-noun-2sjOu5mM Disambiguation of Fairy tale: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 71 29
  2. An ideal and easy life free of hardship or struggle, similar to the lives characters live in the ending of a fairy-tale. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-fairy-tale_ending-en-noun-F6UlSmb2

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