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Story Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Story? [n] structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" [n] a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines" [n] a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" [n] a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" [n] a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" [n] a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; "his narrative was interesting"; "his stories entertained the children" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Story: account \| chronicle \| fib \| floor \| history \| level \| narration \| narrative \| news report \| report \| storey \| tale \| taradiddle \| tarradiddle \| write up Related Terms \| Find terms related to Story: See Also \| adventure story \| allegory \| ancient history \| annals \| anticlimax \| apologue \| attic \| basement \| bathos \| biography \| building \| bulletin \| case history \| cellar \| chronological record \| climax \| cock-and-bull story \| communique \| construction \| content \| culmination \| despatch \| dispatch \| edifice \| etymology \| exclusive \| fable \| fairy story \| fairy tale \| fairytale \| fiction \| first floor \| folk tale \| folktale \| garret \| ground floor \| ground level \| heroic tale \| historical document \| historical paper \| historical record \| legend \| lie \| life \| life history \| life story \| loft \| love story \| message \| mezzanine \| mezzanine floor \| mystery \| mystery story \| myth \| news \| newsletter \| newssheet \| nursery rhyme \| parable \| plot \| prevarication \| recital \| record \| romance \| scoop \| short story \| sob story \| sob stuff \| song and dance \| structure \| subject matter \| substance \| tall tale \| whodunit Story In Webster's Dictionary \Sto"ry\, n.; pl. {Stories}. [OF. estor['e], estor['e]e, built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store. See {Store}, v. t.] 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. [Written also {storey}.] Note: A story comprehends the distance from one floor to another; as, a story of nine or ten feet elevation. The spaces between floors are numbered in order, from below upward; as, the lower, second, or third story; a house of one story, of two stories, of five stories. {Story post} (Arch.), a vertical post used to support a floor or superincumbent wall. \Sto"ry\, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L. historia. See {History}.] 1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story. --Barrow. Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive story. --Ed. Rev. The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story. --Sir W. Temple. 2. The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance. --Addison. 3. A euphemism or child's word for ``a lie;'' a fib; as, to tell a story. [Colloq.] \Sto"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Storied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Storying}.] To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story. How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak. It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high. --Bp. Wilkins.

Story Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Story?

[n] structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?"
[n] a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
[n] a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
[n] a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
[n] a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
[n] a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; "his narrative was interesting"; "his stories entertained the children"

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Story In Webster's Dictionary

\Sto"ry\, n.; pl. {Stories}. [OF. estor['e], estor['e]e,
built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store.
See {Store}, v. t.]
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. [Written also
{storey}.]

Note: A story comprehends the distance from one floor to
      another; as, a story of nine or ten feet elevation. The
      spaces between floors are numbered in order, from below
      upward; as, the lower, second, or third story; a house
      of one story, of two stories, of five stories.

{Story post} (Arch.), a vertical post used to support a floor
   or superincumbent wall.


\Sto"ry\, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L.
historia. See {History}.]
1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a
   description of past events; a history; a statement; a
   record.

         One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story.
                                               --Barrow.

         Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive
         story.                                --Ed. Rev.

         The four great monarchies make the subject of
         ancient story.                        --Sir W.
                                               Temple.

2. The relation of an incident or minor event; a short
   narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less
   elaborate than a novel; a short romance. --Addison.

3. A euphemism or child's word for ``a lie;'' a fib; as, to
   tell a story. [Colloq.]


\Sto"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Storied}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Storying}.]
To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a
story; to narrate or describe in story.

      How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter,
      rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak.

      It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it
      was seventy cubits high.                 --Bp. Wilkins.

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