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Definition of Story
1. Noun. A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program. "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
Specialized synonyms: Tearjerker, Tall Tale, Folk Tale, Folktale, Sob Story, Sob Stuff, Fairy Story, Fairy Tale, Fairytale, Nursery Rhyme
Generic synonyms: Content, Message, Subject Matter, Substance
Specialized synonyms: Canterbury Tales
Derivative terms: Narrate, Narrate, Tell, Tell
2. Noun. A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events. "He writes stories for the magazines"
Specialized synonyms: Adventure Story, Heroic Tale, Mystery, Mystery Story, Whodunit, Love Story, Romance, Fable, Legend, Short Story, Allegory, Apologue, Fable, Parable, Myth, Parable, Plot
Terms within: Climax, Culmination, Anticlimax, Bathos
3. Noun. A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale. "What level is the office on?"
Specialized synonyms: Basement, Cellar, First Floor, Ground Floor, Ground Level, Attic, Garret, Loft, Loft, Entresol, Mezzanine, Mezzanine Floor
Group relationships: Building, Edifice
Generic synonyms: Construction, Structure
4. Noun. A record or narrative description of past events. "The story of exposure to lead"
Category relationships: History
Specialized synonyms: Ancient History, Etymology, Case History, Historical Document, Historical Paper, Historical Record, Annals, Chronological Record, Biography, Life, Life History, Life Story, Recital
Generic synonyms: Record
Derivative terms: Chronicle, Historic
5. Noun. A short account of the news. "The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
Generic synonyms: News
Specialized synonyms: Newsletter, Newssheet, Bulletin, Communique, Despatch, Dispatch, Urban Legend, Exclusive, Scoop
Derivative terms: Report, Report, Write Up
6. Noun. A trivial lie. "How can I stop my child from telling stories?"
Generic synonyms: Lie, Prevarication
Specialized synonyms: Cock-and-bull Story, Fairy Story, Fairy Tale, Fairytale, Song And Dance
Derivative terms: Fib
Definition of Story
1. n. A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.
2. n. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.
3. v. t. To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.
Definition of Story
1. Noun. An account of real or fictional events. ¹
2. Noun. A lie. ¹
3. Noun. (Chiefly American English) A floor or level of a building; a storey. ¹
4. Noun. (US colloquial usually pluralized) A soap opera. ¹
5. Noun. (obsolete) History. ¹
6. Noun. A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Story
1. to relate as a story (an account of an event or series of events) [v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Story
Literary usage of Story
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare (2001)
"Time was too precious to permit Rinaldo to wait to hear the poor maid's story,
so, making his guide take her up behind him, he bade the dam- sell tell her ..."
2. Ivanhoe: A Romance by Walter Scott (1900)
"Tell the story of how Waverley was begun and finally completed. 3. Mention some
of Scott's literary work besides poetry or fiction. 4. ..."
3. The woman in white by Wilkie Collins (1871)
"The story continued In/ VINCENT GILMORE, of Chancery Lane, Solicitor. ... The plan
he has adopted for presenting the story to others, in the most truthful ..."
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