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story
1[ stawr-ee, stohr-ee ]
noun
- a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
Synonyms: chronicle, history, record, anecdote, fable, legend, romance
- a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel.
- such narratives or tales as a branch of literature:
song and story.
- the plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc.:
The characterizations were good, but the story was weak.
- a narration of an incident or a series of events or an example of these that is or may be narrated, as an anecdote, joke, etc.
Synonyms: recital
- a narration of the events in the life of a person or the existence of a thing, or such events as a subject for narration:
the story of medicine; the story of his life.
- a report or account of a matter; statement or allegation:
The story goes that he rejected the offer.
Synonyms: description
- a lie or fabrication:
What he said about himself turned out to be a story.
- Obsolete. history.
verb (used with object)
- to ornament with pictured scenes, as from history or legend.
- Obsolete. to tell the history or story of.
story
2[ stawr-ee, stohr-ee ]
noun
- a complete horizontal section of a building, having one continuous or practically continuous floor.
- the set of rooms on the same floor or level of a building.
- any major horizontal architectural division, as of a façade or the wall of a nave.
- a layer.
Story
3[ stawr-ee, stohr-ee ]
noun
- Joseph, 1779–1845, U.S. jurist.
- William Wet·more [wet, -mawr, -mohr], 1819–95, U.S. sculptor and poet.
story
1/ ˈstɔːrɪ /
noun
- a narration of a chain of events told or written in prose or verse
- Also calledshort story a piece of fiction, briefer and usually less detailed than a novel
- Also calledstory line the plot of a book, film, etc
- an event that could be the subject of a narrative
- a report or statement on a matter or event
- the event or material for such a report
- informal.a lie, fib, or untruth
- cut a long story short or make a long story shortto leave out details in a narration
- the same old story informal.the familiar or regular course of events
- the story goesit is commonly said or believed
verb
- to decorate (a pot, wall, etc) with scenes from history or legends
story
2/ ˈstɔːrɪ /
noun
- another spelling (esp US) of storey
Other Words From
- story·less adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of story1
Idioms and Phrases
In addition to the idiom beginning with story , also see cock and bull story ; cover story ; fish story ; hard-luck story ; make a long story short ; old story ; same old story ; shaggy dog story ; sob story ; upper story .Example Sentences
He has handled major political interviews and frequently traveled to cover major breaking news stories during his tenure on “Today.”
Krikorian, who declined to be interviewed for this story, offered the group a simple yet telling answer: The climate issue was a potent opportunity.
BBC Action Line: If you have been affected by issues in this story, find out what support is available here.
The narrator of Baldwin’s story watches from the audience as his brother, a pianist, plays onstage.
Many of the cast and crew had connections to the real-life people in the story.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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