From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
story
n 1: 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" [syn: narrative, narration,
story, tale]
2: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;
"he writes stories for the magazines"
3: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single
position along a vertical scale; "what level is the office
on?" [syn: floor, level, storey, story]
4: 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" [syn:
history, account, chronicle, story]
5: 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"
[syn: report, news report, story, account, {write
up}]
6: a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how
can I stop my child from telling stories?" [syn: fib,
story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Story \Sto"ry\, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L.
historia. See History.]
1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a
description of past events; a history; a statement; a
record.
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One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story.
--Barrow.
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Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive
story. --Ed. Rev.
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The four great monarchies make the subject of
ancient story. --Sir W.
Temple.
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2. The relation of an incident or minor event; a short
narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less
elaborate than a novel; a short romance. --Addison.
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3. A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to
tell a story. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Story \Sto"ry\, n.; pl. Stories. [OF. estor['e], estor['e]e,
built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store.
See Store, v. t.]
A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the
space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a
building's exterior considered architecturally, which need
not correspond exactly with the stories within. [Written also
storey.]
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Note: A story comprehends the distance from one floor to
another; as, a story of nine or ten feet elevation. The
spaces between floors are numbered in order, from below
upward; as, the lower, second, or third story; a house
of one story, of two stories, of five stories.
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Story post (Arch.), a vertical post used to support a floor
or superincumbent wall.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Story \Sto"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Storied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Storying.]
To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a
story; to narrate or describe in story.
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How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter,
rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak.
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It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it
was seventy cubits high. --Bp. Wilkins.
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