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| sto·ry [ stáwree ] |
noun (plural sto·ries) |
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1. factual or fictional narrative: a factual or fictional account of an event or series of events
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2. short fictional prose piece: a work of prose fiction that is shorter than a novel
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3. plot of fiction or drama: the plot of a novel, play, motion picture, or other fictional narrative work
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4. account of facts: what somebody says has happened
  changed her story several times
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5. falsehood: something that one person tells another that is not true
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informal
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Don't give me any stories.
You're telling stories again.
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6. press news report: a report in the news of something that has happened
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7. press subject for report: a subject or material for a news report
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8. literature legend or romance: traditional tales and legends, or the literature based on such tales
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transitive verb (past and past participle sto·ried, present participle sto·ry·ing, 3rd person present singular sto·ries) |
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decorate with legendary scenes: to decorate something with images of scenes from history or legend
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| [13th century. Via Anglo-Norman estorie< Latin historia (see history)] |
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a likely story something that is probably untrue (informal ironic)
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the same old story what always happens or is said (disapproving)
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to make or cut a long story short to say something in a brief rather than a longer and more detailed way
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