noun
- 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.
- usage: "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
- A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events.
- usage: "he writes stories for the magazines"
- A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale.
- usage: "what level is the office on"
- A record or narrative description of past events.
- usage: "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
- A short account of the news.
- usage: "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: report, news report, account, write up
- A trivial lie.
- usage: "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories"
- synonyms: fib, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle
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