Definition of Story

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Definition of Story

Story

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.

A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.

The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance.

A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story.

To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.

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Story Quotations

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.
Maya Angelou

Miracles are a retelling in small letters of the very same story which is written across the whole world in letters too large for some of us to see.
C. S. Lewis

Animation offers a medium of story telling and visual entertainment which can bring pleasure and information to people of all ages everywhere in the world.
Walt Disney

If you've heard this story before, don't stop me, because I'd like to hear it again.
Groucho Marx

I really haven't had that exciting of a life. There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life. So I pretty much like to make it up. I'd rather tell a story about somebody else.
Kurt Cobain

And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for my own. I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover's quarrel with the world.
Robert Frost

The story of life is quicker then the blink of an eye, the story of love is hello, goodbye.
Jimi Hendrix

The story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short.
Abraham Maslow

We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
Samuel Goldwyn

Recently I heard a 'wise guy' story that I had a party at my home for twenty-five men. It's an interesting story, but I don't know twenty-five men I'd want to invite ta a party.
Joan Crawford

Story Translations

story in Afrikaans is storie, verdieping, verhaal, geskiedenis
story in Dutch is etage, verdieping
story in Finnish is kerros, historia
story in Italian is farsa, rapporto, fiaba, racconto, storia
story in Latin is fabula
story in Norwegian is etasje
story in Spanish is conseja, historia, cuento

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