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   story

   /ˈstɔːri/

   noun

   • 1. an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment: "an adventure story" Similar talenarrativeaccountrecitalanecdotechroniclehistoryinformal:yarnspiel
   • ▪ a plot or storyline: "the novel has a good story" Similar plotstorylinescenariochain of eventstechnical:diegesis
   • ▪ a report of an item of news in a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast: "stories in the local papers" Similar news itemnews reportarticlefeaturepieceexclusiveexposéspoilerinformal:scoop
   • ▪ a piece of gossip; a rumour: "there have been lots of stories going around, as you can imagine" Similar rumourpiece of gossippiece of hearsaywhisperspeculationon ditinformal:kidologyteafurphy
   • ▪ a false statement; a lie: informal "Ellie never told stories—she had always believed in the truth" Similar liefibfalsehooduntruthfabricationfictionpiece of fictionwhite liepishoguenancy storyinformal:tall storyfairy storyfairy talecock and bull storyshaggy-dog storywhopperterminological inexactitudefish storypork pieporky pieporkyOpposite the truth
   • 2. an account of past events in someone's life or in the development of something: "the story of modern farming"
   • ▪ a particular person's representation of the facts of a matter: "during police interviews, Harper changed his story" Similar testimonystatementreportaccountversiondescriptionrepresentation
   • ▪ a situation viewed in terms of the information known about it or its similarity to another: "having such information is useful, but it is not the whole story"
   • ▪ the facts about the present situation: informal "What's the story on this man? Is he from around here?"
   • 3. the commercial prospects or circumstances of a particular company: "the investors' flight to profitable businesses with solid stories"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a historical account or representation): shortening of Anglo-Norman French estorie, from Latin historia (see history).

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     a description, either true or imagined, of a connected...

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     STORY translate: historia, planta, piso, historia [feminine,...

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     STORY translate: рассказ, повесть, история , репортаж ,...

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   A story is a narration of events, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse. It can also be a lie, a report, or a floor of a building. See different meanings and usage of story and storey.

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    A narrative about people and events, usually including an interesting plot, is a story. A story can be fictional or true, and it can be written, read aloud, or made up on the spot. Journalists write stories for newspapers, and gossips spread stories that may or may not be true.