fabulism C2 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˈfæbjəlɪzəm/ UK /ˈfæbjəlɪzəm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun literature: storytelling that introduces fantastic or impossible events into an otherwise familiar, everyday world In the novel's fabulism, an ordinary village quietly accepts that its river can speak. Thesaurus Word family Related forms fablefabulist Etymology Pronunciation note: the IPA shown is inferred from fabulist and -ism; a direct headword pronunciation is not yet verified. Topics Media & Publishing External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # fabulism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈfæbjəlɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈfæbjəlɪzəm/ ## Meanings 1. literature: storytelling that introduces fantastic or impossible events into an otherwise familiar, everyday world ## Examples - In the novel's fabulism, an ordinary village quietly accepts that its river can speak. ## Related Forms - fable - fabulist ## Etymology Pronunciation note: the IPA shown is inferred from fabulist and -ism; a direct headword pronunciation is not yet verified. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown