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story
I. \ˈstōrē, ˈstȯrē, -ri\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia — more at history
1.
a. obsolete : a connected narrative of important events especially of the remote past
b. archaic : a historical record : a work of history
c. archaic : history as a branch of knowledge
2.
a. : an account of some incident or event; often : a tale written or told especially for the entertainment of children
< used to tell stories to his grandchildren at night — Vance Randolph >
b. : a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question
< the man's story of the robbery was not convincing >
c. : a detailed account of the career of a particular individual or of the sequential facts in a given case
< write the story of one's life >
< the story of the ocean >
< the story of atomic power >
< the story of public housing >
d. : anecdote; especially : an amusing one
< his speech contained several good stories >
e. : the events in the history of a person or thing that taken together are of sufficient interest and significance to serve as likely subject matter for an account
< there's a story in every one of your fellow passengers — Richard Joseph >
f. : background information that clarifies a situation or affair
< what's the story on this deal >
< get the whole story before commenting >
< but figures give only part of the story — New Republic >
3.
a. : a prose or verse narrative of incidents arranged according to their time relationship : a fictional work that recounts objective events or a stream of thought or interactions of these
b. : a fiction that is shorter or has a more unified plot than the usual novel
< detective stories >
< Western stories >
specifically : short story
c. : the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work; broadly : a narrative thread upon which a composition is based
< the story of a ballet >
d. : a rewrite or condensation of a literary work in which dramatic values are emphasized and which serves as the basis of the script of a film play
4. : an historical, legendary, or literary subject depicted in sculptural or pictorial art
< story pictures popular in the 19th century >
— compare history 4a(2)
5.
a. archaic : a groundless rumor
b. : a widely circulated report or rumor
< a story going round >
6. : fib, lie, falsehood
7.
a. : the composition or telling of stories
< a feat long celebrated in song and story >
b. : tradition, legend, romance
< castle walls and snowy summits old in story — Alfred Tennyson >
8.
a. : an account in a news organ or news broadcast
< human-interest story >
< feature story >
b. : the subject of a news account : material for news accounts
< the biggest stories of the year >
9. : an arrangement (as of pictures or tableaux) that in sequence and often with the aid of accompanying text tells a connected narrative
< the first series of picture stories the photographer did — Current Biography >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English storien, from storie, n.
transitive verb
1. archaic : to tell in historical relation : make the subject of a story : narrate or describe in story
2. : to adorn with a story or a scene from history
intransitive verb
: to tell a story; specifically : to tell a falsehood
< storied about his age >
III. noun
or sto·rey \“\
(plural stories or storeys)
Etymology: Middle English storie, from Medieval Latin historia, istoria picture, story of a building, from Latin historia history, story (narrative); probably from pictures adorning the windows of medieval buildings — more at history
1.
a. : a set of rooms on one floor level of a building excluding the attic level and usually the cellar or basement level : the habitable space between two floors or between a floor and the roof of a building
< the first story of a house >
< the attic story >
< a building ten stories high >
— often used in combination
< a single-story house >
< a forty-story building >
— see half story; compare first floor, floor, mezzanine, second story
b. : a horizontal division of a building's exterior not necessarily corresponding exactly with the stories within
2. : one of a series of tiers arranged horizontally one over another
< beehives arranged in stories >
< the three stories of the cave — J.H.Bretz > |