Dictionary![]() ![]() sto•ryPronunciation: (stôr'ē, stōr'ē), [key] —n., pl. -ries, —v., -ried, -ry•ing. —n. 1. a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale. 2. a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel. 3. such narratives or tales as a branch of literature: song and story. 4. the plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc.: The characterizations were good, but the story was weak. 5. a narration of an incident or a series of events or an example of these that is or may be narrated, as an anecdote, joke, etc. 6. a narration of the events in the life of a person or the existence of a thing, or such events as a subject for narration: the story of medicine; the story of his life. 7. a report or account of a matter; statement or allegation: The story goes that he rejected the offer. 8. See news story. 9. a lie or fabrication: What he said about himself turned out to be a story. 10. Obs.history. —v.t. 1. to ornament with pictured scenes, as from history or legend. 2. Obs.to tell the history or story of. sto•ryPronunciation: (stôr'ē, stōr'ē), [key] —n., —pl. -ries. 1. a complete horizontal section of a building, having one continuous or practically continuous floor. 2. the set of rooms on the same floor or level of a building. 3. any major horizontal architectural division, as of a façade or the wall of a nave. 4. a layer. Also, esp. Brit.,storey. Sto•ryPronunciation: (stôr'ē, stōr'ē), [key] —n. 1. Joseph, 1779–1845, U.S. jurist. 2. William Wet•more Pronunciation: (wet'môr", -mōr"), [key] 1819–95, U.S. sculptor and poet. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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