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   Sto·ry

   /ˈstôrē/

   

   noun

   • 1. an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment: "an adventure story" Similar talenarrativeaccountrecitalanecdotechroniclehistoryinformal:yarnspiel
   • ▪ a plot or story line: "the novel has a good story" Similar plotstorylinescenariochain of eventstechnical:diegesis
   • ▪ a report of an item of news in a newspaper, magazine, or news broadcast: "stories in the local papers" Similar news itemnews reportarticlefeaturepieceexclusiveexposéspoilerinformal:scoop
   • ▪ a piece of gossip; a rumor: "there have been lots of stories going around, as you can imagine" Similar rumorpiece of gossippiece of hearsaywhisperspeculationon ditinformal:kidologyteafurphy
   • ▪ a false statement or explanation; a lie: informal "Ellie never told stories—she had always believed in the truth" Similar liefibfalsehooduntruthfabricationfictionpiece of fictionwhite liepishoguenancy storyinformal:tall storyfairy storyfairy talecock and bull storyshaggy-dog storywhopperterminological inexactitudefish storypork pieporky pieporkyOpposite the truth
   • 2. an account of past events in someone's life or in the evolution of something: "the story of modern farming"
   • ▪ a particular person's representation of the facts of a matter, especially as given in self-defense: "during police interviews, Harper changed his story" Similar testimonystatementreportaccountversiondescriptionrepresentation
   • ▪ a situation viewed in terms of the information known about it or its similarity to another: "having such information is useful, but it is not the whole story"

   Word Origin Middle English (denoting a historical account or representation): shortening of Anglo-Norman French estorie, from Latin historia (see history).

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   noun. These are words and phrases related to story. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of story. His story of the incident contradicts mine. I saw your name in a newspaper story. Synonyms. report. account. allegation. version. statement. word. testimony. tidings. article. news. information. dispatch.

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   A usually brief detail of news or information. Synonyms for STORY: account, narrative, history, chronicle, fable, anecdote, description, apologue, myth, legend, allegory, fiction, floor, tale, epic, recital, parable, narration; Antonyms for STORY: truth.

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