story has definitions from the fields of writing,news
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[ noun ] an account describing incidents or events

Examples

"a farfetched narrative" "after dinner he told the children stories of his adventures"

Used in print

(The Providence Journal...)

The story is of a famous strip cartoonist , an arty individual , whose specialty is the American boy and who adopts a 10 - year old to provide him with fresh idea material .

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

A Birmingham newspaper printed in a column for children an article entitled `` The True Story of Guy_Fawkes '' , which began :

In the 355 years since the first Guy_Fawkes_Night , much of the story has been forgotten , so here is a reminder '' .

(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)

As Origen interprets the end of history on the basis of its beginning , so Irenaeus portrays the story of Adam on the basis of the story of Christ .

As Origen interprets the end of history on the basis of its beginning , so Irenaeus portrays the story of Adam on the basis of the story of Christ .

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[ noun ] (writing) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

Examples

"he writes stories for the magazines"

Used in print

(Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)

The dramatic construction of his stories characteristically turns_on a situation in which someone is simultaneously compelled and forbidden to love .

Finally , the theatrical ( and perversely erotic ) notions of dressing_up , cosmetics , disguise , and especially change of costume ( or singularity of costume , as with Cipolla ) , are characteristically associated with the catastrophes of Mann 's stories .

That this abandonment takes_place on a stage , during an ' artistic ' performance , is enough to associate Jacoby with art , and to bring_down upon him the punishment for art ; that_is , he is suspect , guilty , punishable , as is anyone in Mann 's stories who produces illusion , and this is true even_though the constant elements of the artist nature , technique , magic , guilt and suffering , are divided in this story between Jacoby and La^utner .

That this abandonment takes_place on a stage , during an ' artistic ' performance , is enough to associate Jacoby with art , and to bring_down upon him the punishment for art ; that_is , he is suspect , guilty , punishable , as is anyone in Mann 's stories who produces illusion , and this is true even_though the constant elements of the artist nature , technique , magic , guilt and suffering , are divided in this story between Jacoby and La^utner .

In a certain perfectly definite way , the method and the theme of his stories are one_and_the_same .

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[ noun ] structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building

Synonyms

floor storey level

Examples

"what level is the office on?"

Used in print

(Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)

There remained a family named Kahler , owners of a two story Tudor style house on the south_side of the Andrus home .

(Octavia Waldo, A Cup of the Sun....)

Sameness lined the streets with two story houses the color of ash .

Above it , from a second story showroom , wooden angels surveyed the neighborhood .

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

You then descended one story , glommed a television_set from the music room - the only constructive feature of your visit , by_the_way - and , returning to the ground_floor , entered the master_bedroom .

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[ noun ] a record or narrative description of past events

Examples

: "a history of France" "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president" "the story of exposure to lead"

Used in print

(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)

`` When you pile your '' guy `` on the bonfire tomorrow night , I wonder how much of the true story of Guy_Fawkes you will remember ?

(Mr. America, 4:6...)

There 's Gaetan_d'Amours who is our newest Mr._Canada ; Jean-Paul_Senesac , whose story appeared here two issues ago ; Jack_Boissoneault , who was with us last month ; Charles_Harve , who recently won the `` Most Muscular Man '' subdivision award in the Mr._Canada event ; and a host of others .

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[ noun ] (news) a short account of the news

Examples

"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"

Used in print

(Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)

But what was the story ?

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

Somehow , the pictures and stories of Soviet T-34 tanks on Cuban beaches and Russian Mig jet fighters strafing rebel troops has brought_home to all_of us the stark , blunt truth of what it means to have a Russian military base 90 miles away from home .

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[ noun ] a trivial lie

Examples

"he told a fib about eating his spinach" "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"

Used in print

(Morley Callaghan, A Passion in Rome....)

Would you be happier if I made_up some stories about my life , told you some lies ?

Related terms

lie fairytale fib

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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 1494
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