story

/stˈɔri/

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Noun
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney''s stories entertain adults as well as children"
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a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"
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a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office on?"
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a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
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a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o''clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
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a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"