plural stories
Definition of story
(Entry 1 of 5)
1a
: an account of incidents or events
b
: a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question
b
: the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work
3
: a widely circulated rumor
6
: a news article or broadcast
story
verb
storied; storying
Definition of story (Entry 2 of 5)
1
: to adorn with a story or a scene from history
2
archaic
: to narrate or describe in story
story
noun (2)
variants:
or less commonly storey
plural stories also storeys
Definition of story (Entry 3 of 5)
1a
: the space in a building between two adjacent floor levels or between a floor and the roof
b
: a set of rooms in such a space
c
: a unit of measure equal to the height of the story of a building
one story high
2
: a horizontal division of a building's exterior not necessarily corresponding exactly with the stories within
Story
biographical name (1)Definition of Story (Entry 4 of 5)
Joseph 1779–1845 American jurist
Story
biographical name (2)Definition of Story (Entry 5 of 5)
William Wetmore 1819–1895 son of Joseph Story American sculptor
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