sto·ry
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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)
\ ˈstȯr-ē
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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)
Sto·ry
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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
Other Words from story
Noun (1)
storylike
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ˈstȯr-ē-ˌlīk
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or story-like adjective
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or story-like adjective
storylike narratives
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“Story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/story. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.
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story
noun
sto·ry
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plural stories
Kids Definition of story
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: a report about incidents or events : account
Let's hear your story of what happened.
2
: a short often amusing tale
My grandfather tells stories of his childhood.
3
: a fictional tale shorter than a novel
4
: a widely told rumor
5
: lie entry 3, falsehood
They made up a story of how the window got broken.
story
noun
sto·ry
variants:
also storey \
ˈstȯr-ē
\
plural stories also storeys
Kids Definition of story (Entry 2 of 2)
: a set of rooms or an area making up one floor level of a building
The building is 20 stories high.
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