# moral of the story

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The key lesson or message that an incident, situation or other happening conveys; a general takeaway point.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see moral, story; the ethical lesson to be learned from a fictional tale.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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