Complete Definition of "story"

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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ι��ο�ία (istoria) "history".

Pronunciation
IPA|/�st��ɹi/
audio|en-uk-story.ogg|Audio (UK)
audio|en-us-story.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��ri|-��ri

Alternative spellings
storey

Noun
en-noun|stories

  1. An account of real or fictional events.

#: The book tells the story of two roommates.

  1. A lie.

#: You�ve been telling stories again, haven�t you?

  1. A floor or level of a building (mainly US - see storey).

#: Our shop was on the fourth story of the building — we had to install an elevator.

Synonyms
(1) tome
(2) See lie
(3) floor, level

Translations
trans-top|account of events
Arabic: ARchar|�صة unicode|(qé��a) f
Bosnian: pri�a#Bosnian|pri�a f
Chinese: �� (gùshì)
Croatian: pri�a#Croatian|pri�a f
Czech: p�íb�h m
Danish: historie
Dutch: verhaal
Ewe: �utinya
Finnish: tarina, kertomus, juttu
French: histoire f
German: Erzählung f, Geschichte f
Greek: ι��ο�ία (istoría) f
Hindi: �हान� (kah�ni)
Hungarian: történet, elbeszélés
Icelandic: saga
Ido: rakonto (imaginary), naraco (narrative)
Irish: scéal
Italian: racconto m, storia f
trans-mid
Japanese: �� (�����, monogatari)
Korean: ��기 (iyagi)
Kurdish: KUchar|��ر�ک
Malay: cerita
Malayalam: �ഥ (katha)
Maltese: storja f, rakkont m
Marathi: ��ष�� (gosht)
Polish: opowie�� f, historia f
Portuguese: estória f
Russian: �а��каз (rasskáz) m, пове��� (póvest�) f
Serbian:

Spanish: cuento m, historia#Spanish|historia f
Swedish: historia#Swedish|historia c
Telugu: �త (kata), �థ (katha)
Ukrainian: опов�д� (ópovid�) f
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trans-top|lie
See lie
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trans-top|level of a building
Arabic: ARchar|طاب� unicode|(�á:beq)
Bosnian: sprat#Bosnian|sprat m
Chinese: �, 楼 (lóu)
Croatian: kat#Croatian|kat m
Czech: podlaží n
Danish: etage
Dutch: verdieping
Finnish: kerros
French: étage m
German: Stockwerk n, Etage f
Hungarian: emelet
Italian: piano#Italian|piano m
trans-mid
Japanese: � (kai)
Korean: 층 (cheung)
Malay: tingkat
Maltese: sular
Portuguese: andar#Portuguese|andar m
Russian: ��аж (etáž) m
Serbian:

Spanish: piso m
Swedish: våning c
Telugu: ��తస�త� (aMtastu)
Ukrainian: пове�� (póver�) m
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