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   story

   /ˈstɔːri/

   noun

   • 1. an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment: "an adventure story" Similar talenarrativeaccountrecitalanecdotechroniclehistoryinformal:yarnspiel
   • ▪ a plot or storyline: "the novel has a good story" Similar plotstorylinescenariochain of eventstechnical:diegesis
   • ▪ a report of an item of news in a newspaper, magazine, or broadcast: "stories in the local papers" Similar news itemnews reportarticlefeaturepieceexclusiveexposéspoilerinformal:scoop
   • ▪ a piece of gossip; a rumour: "there have been lots of stories going around, as you can imagine" Similar rumourpiece of gossippiece of hearsaywhisperspeculationon ditinformal:kidologyteafurphy
   • ▪ a false statement; 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 development of something: "the story of modern farming"
   • ▪ a particular person's representation of the facts of a matter: "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"
   • ▪ the facts about the present situation: informal "What's the story on this man? Is he from around here?"
   • 3. the commercial prospects or circumstances of a particular company: "the investors' flight to profitable businesses with solid stories"

   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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