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story

38 ENTRIES FOUND:

1sto·ry

noun \ˈstr-ē\
plural stories

Definition of STORY

1
archaic a : history 1 b : history 3
2
a : an account of incidents or events b : a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question c : anecdote; especially : an amusing one
3
a : a fictional narrative shorter than a novel; specifically : short story b : the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work
4
: a widely circulated rumor
7
: a news article or broadcast

Origin of STORY

Middle English storie, from Anglo-French estoire, estorie, from Latin historia — more at history
First Known Use: 13th century

Other Literature Terms

apophasis, bathos, bildungsroman, bowdlerize, caesura, coda, doggerel, euphemism, poesy, prosody

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