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How do you use Fabliau in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Fabliau in a sentence

Fabliau meaning

A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.

Using Fabliau

  • The main meaning on this page is: A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
  • In the example corpus, fabliau often appears in combinations such as: french fabliau.

Context around Fabliau

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

french 2× same 1×

Sentence patterns with Fabliau

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a french fabliau by jean 1× a french fabliau or a 1× the same fabliau as boccaccio 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

chaucer borrowed from 1× fiammetta s tale 1× lauretta s tale 1×

Common sentence endings:

as boccaccio did 1× de bailleul main 1× decameron was written 1×

Words around Fabliau

Just before it in the word index:

fabletics 3 fabless 11 fables 58 fabled 114 fable 97 fabiyi 8

Just after it in the word index:

fabling 2 fabok 3 fabolous 10 faboyede 3 fabre 10 fabregas 42

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Fabliau

  • In this selection, "fabliau" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, french and same stand out and add context to how "fabliau" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a french fabliau by jean and a french fabliau or a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fabliau" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fabliau

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Chaucer borrowed from the same fabliau as Boccaccio did. (9 words)

Fiammetta's tale most likely originates from a French fabliau or a possibly Provençal romance, both of which were recorded not too long before the Decameron was written. (28 words)

Lauretta's tale of the elaborate ruses that an abbot undertakes to enjoy Ferondo's wife was probably taken by Boccaccio from a French fabliau by Jean de Boves called Le Vilain de Bailleul main. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Lauretta's tale of the elaborate ruses that an abbot undertakes to enjoy Ferondo's wife was probably taken by Boccaccio from a French fabliau by Jean de Boves called Le Vilain de Bailleul main. (35 words)

Fiammetta's tale most likely originates from a French fabliau or a possibly Provençal romance, both of which were recorded not too long before the Decameron was written. (28 words)

Chaucer borrowed from the same fabliau as Boccaccio did. (9 words)

Example sentences (3)

Chaucer borrowed from the same fabliau as Boccaccio did.

Fiammetta's tale most likely originates from a French fabliau or a possibly Provençal romance, both of which were recorded not too long before the Decameron was written.

Lauretta's tale of the elaborate ruses that an abbot undertakes to enjoy Ferondo's wife was probably taken by Boccaccio from a French fabliau by Jean de Boves called Le Vilain de Bailleul main.

Common combinations with fabliau

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fabliau" in a sentence?
An example: "Chaucer borrowed from the same fabliau as Boccaccio did." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "fabliau" from authentic English texts.
What does "fabliau" mean?
Fabliau means: A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
How many example sentences with "fabliau" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "fabliau", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.