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English noun: story | |||
| 1. | story (communication) 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 | ||
| Samples | His narrative was interesting. Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children. | ||
| Synonyms | narration, narrative, tale | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | content, message, subject matter, substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, folk tale, folktale, nursery rhyme, sob story, sob stuff, tall tale, tearjerker | ||
| Instance hyponym | Canterbury Tales | ||
| 2. | story (communication) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events | ||
| Samples | He writes stories for the magazines. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fiction | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adventure story, allegory, apologue, fable, fable, heroic tale, legend, love story, mystery, mystery story, myth, parable, parable, plot, romance, short story, whodunit | ||
| Part holonym | anticlimax, bathos, climax, culmination | ||
| 3. | story (artifact) a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale | ||
| Samples | What level is the office on?. | ||
| Synonyms | floor, level, storey | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | construction, structure | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | attic, basement, cellar, entresol, first floor, garret, ground floor, ground level, loft, loft, mezzanine, mezzanine floor | ||
| Part meronym | building, edifice | ||
| 4. | story (communication) a record or narrative description of past events | ||
| Samples | A history of France. He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president. The story of exposure to lead. | ||
| Synonyms | account, chronicle, history | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | record | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ancient history, annals, biography, case history, chronological record, etymology, historical document, historical paper, historical record, life, life history, life story, recital | ||
| Domain category | history | ||
| 5. | story (communication) a short account of the news | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | account, news report, report, write up | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | news | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bulletin, communique, despatch, dispatch, exclusive, newsletter, newssheet, scoop, urban legend | ||
| 6. | story (communication) a trivial lie | ||
| Samples | He told a fib about eating his spinach. How can I stop my child from telling stories?. | ||
| Synonyms | fib, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie, prevarication | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance | ||
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