moral of the story
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moral of the story
noun morals of the story · morals of the stories
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The key lesson or message that an incident, situation or other happening conveys; a general takeaway point.
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Similar: essence, quintessence, thrust, bowels, sum, brass tacks, core, crux, gist, drift, guts, gravamen
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see moral, story; the ethical lesson to be learned from a fictional tale.
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