"tales" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /teɪlz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tales (tale).wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪlz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} tales
  1. plural of tale Tags: form-of, plural Form of: tale
    Sense id: en-tales-en-noun-EJZsL06K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈteɪliːz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tales (law).wav [Southern-England] Forms: tales [plural]
Etymology: From Latin plural of talis (“such (persons)”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin, {{m|la|talis|t=such (persons)}} talis (“such (persons)”) Head templates: {{en-noun|tales}} tales (plural tales)
  1. (law) A person available to fill vacancies in a jury. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-tales-en-noun-QE0maUWE Topics: law
  2. (law) A book or register of people available to fill jury vacancies. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-tales-en-noun-KcjmeUmb Topics: law
  3. (law) A writ to summon people to court to fill vacancies in a jury. Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-tales-en-noun-MJ3QBlX~ Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: pray a tales, tales book, talesman
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: talesim [plural], taleysim [plural], talaisim [plural], taleisim [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|talesim|taleysim|talaisim|taleisim}} tales (plural talesim or taleysim or talaisim or taleisim)
  1. Alternative form of tallit (“Jewish prayer shawl”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: tallit (extra: Jewish prayer shawl)
    Sense id: en-tales-en-noun-icBmGoU5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /teɪlz/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tales (tale).wav [Southern-England]
Rhymes: -eɪlz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tales
  1. (dialectal or obsolete) third-person singular simple present indicative of tale Tags: dialectal, form-of, indicative, obsolete, present, singular, third-person Form of: tale Categories (topical): Directives
    Sense id: en-tales-en-verb-5SEriPY2 Disambiguation of Directives: 3 7 9 20 27 34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English heteronyms Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 14 12 10 25 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 5 13 11 9 24 38 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 10 8 6 26 46 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 10 12 11 10 22 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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        "2": "taleysim",
        "3": "talaisim",
        "4": "taleisim"
      },
      "expansion": "tales (plural talesim or taleysim or talaisim or taleisim)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "Jewish prayer shawl",
          "word": "tallit"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Alternative form of tallit (“Jewish prayer shawl”)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tallit",
          "tallit#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tales"
}

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