Mid 17th century. From post-classical Latin affabulation-, affabulatio moral of a fable from classical Latin af-, variant of ad- + fābulātiō, after Hellenistic Greek ἐπιμύθιον.
Definition of affabulation in US English:
affabulation
nounəˌfabjʊˈleɪʃn
rare
The moral of a fable, tale, etc.
Origin
Mid 17th century. From post-classical Latin affabulation-, affabulatio moral of a fable from classical Latin af-, variant of ad- + fābulātiō, after Hellenistic Greek ἐπιμύθιον.