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story¹
- /ˈstɔː.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈstɔɹ.i/ Canada, US
- /ˈstoː.ɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɔːɹi
Where it comes from
From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie by aphesis, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā, “learning through research”). Doublet of history and storey.
noun stories · storie
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An account of real or fictional events.
The book tells the story of two roommates.
Similar: tome
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A lie, fiction.
You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?
Similar: alternative fact, anti-fact, invention, bluff, bollocks, bullshit, canard, cap, chin, clanker, contradiction, cram
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A soap opera.
What will she do without being able to watch her stories?
Similar: serial
- History. […] who is so unread or so uncatechis'd in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixt for many ages, only by unwritt'n traditions.
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A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
What's the story with him?
Similar: narrative
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A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.
Worshippers in Mecca are streaming their stories live on Snapchat, opening up the Saudi city to non-Muslims online.
Similar: my day
- Ellipsis of user story
verb stories · storying · storied · storie
- To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about. How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing.
- To post a story (chronological collection of pictures or short videos) on an application or website. But Portman, quite self-deprecating about her social-media savvy, says she . . . isn’t quite fully at ease yet with the world of double-taps and geotags and storying.
story²
- /ˈstɔː.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈstɔɹ.i/ Canada, US
- /ˈstoː.ɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɔːɹi
Where it comes from
Alternative form of what's the story (“how are you?”)
interjection
- Used as a greeting, short for what's the story? *Any non-Irish person should be aware that it is not necessary to take the question literally i.e. one shouldn't start to explain your life story when greeted with 'What's the story?' rather they should respond in kind e.g. Greeting: 'What's the story?' Response: 'What's the story?' There are severa
story³
- /ˈstɔː.ɹi/ UK
- /ˈstɔɹ.i/ Canada, US
- /ˈstoː.ɹi/ Australia, New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɔːɹi
noun stories
- Alternative spelling of storey Our shop was on the fourth story of the building, so we had to install an elevator.
Story⁴
proper noun Storey
- A surname.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Arkansas, United States.
- An unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, Indiana.
- A ghost town in St. Clair County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Sioux County, Nebraska.
- A census-designated place in Sheridan County, Wyoming.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: narrative, narration, recital, write up, history, report, chronicle, tale, news report, level, account, fib, tarradiddle, storey, floor, taradiddle
Translations
Every language
noun account of events
| Español | relato, cuento, crónica, historia, historieta, fábula |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이야기 iyagi, 소설 soseol, 스토리 seutori |
| 日本語 | 物語 monogatari, 小説 shōsetsu, 話 hanashi, ストーリー sutōrī |
| 中文 | 故事 gùshi |
| हिन्दी | कहानी kahānī, हिकायत hikāyat, दास्तान dāstān, क़िस्सा qissā |
| Kiswahili | hadithi, ngano, khabari, habari |
| Português | estória, história, conto |
| Français | histoire, conte |
| Deutsch | Erzählung, Geschichte |
| Italiano | racconto, storia, aneddoto, vicenda |
| Ελληνικά | ιστορία istoría |
| Română | istorie, poveste |
| Русский | расска́з rasskáz, по́весть póvestʹ, исто́рия istórija |
| Tiếng Việt | chuyện, tự sự |
| العربية | قِصَّة qiṣṣa, حِكَايَة ḥikāya, رِوَايَة riwāya |
| עברית | סיפור \ סִפּוּר sipúr |
noun social media temporary publication
| 中文 | 限時動態 /限时动态 xiànshí dòngtài |
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| Русский | исто́рия istórija |
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