story

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Pronunciation 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Usage notes 1.4.2 Synonyms 1.4.3 Derived terms 1.4.4 Translations 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] English

[edit] Alternative spellings

• storie (obsolete), storey (UK, sense 3)

[edit] Etymology

From Anglo-Norman estorie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορία (historia), “‘history’”). Compare history and storey (“‘floor of a building’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstɔːɹi/
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• Rhymes: -ɔːri

[edit] Noun

story (plural stories)

1. An account of real or fictional events.

   The book tells the story of two roommates.

2. A lie.

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

3. A floor or level of a building (mainly US - see storey).

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

4. (US, colloquial, usually pluralized) A soap opera.

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

[edit] Usage notes

(soap opera): Popularized in the 1950s, when soap operas were often billed as "continuing stories," the term "story" to describe a soap opera fell into disuse by the 21st century and is now used chiefly among older people and in rural areas. Other English-speaking countries used the term at its zenith as a "loaned" word from the United States.

[edit] Synonyms

• (account): tome
• (lie): See lie
• (floor): floor, level
• (soap opera): soap opera, serial

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Translations

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: orsty
• ryots
• tyros