story

/ˈstɔː.ɹi/

noun

  1. 1

    A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.

    The book tells the story of two roommates.
  2. 2

    A lie, fiction.

    You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?
  3. 3

    (usually pluralized) A soap opera.

    What will she do without being able to watch her stories?
  4. 4

    History.

  5. 5

    A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.

    I tried it again; same story, no error message, nothing happened.
  6. 6

    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.

verb

  1. 1

    To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.

noun

  1. 1

    A building; an edifice.

  2. 2

    A floor or level of a building or ship.

    For superstitious reasons, many buildings number their 13th storey as 14, bypassing 13 entirely.
  3. 3

    A vertical level in certain letters, such as a and g.

    The IPA symbol for a voiced velar stop is the single-storey , not the double-storey .

noun

  1. 1

    A building or edifice.

  2. 2

    A floor or level of a building; a storey.

    Our shop was on the fourth story of the building, so we had to install an elevator.

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