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sto·​ry | ˈstȯr-ē

plural stories

Definition of story (Entry 1 of 3)

1a: an account of incidents or events

b: a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question

c: ANECDOTE

especially : an amusing one

2a: a fictional narrative shorter than a novel

specifically : SHORT STORY

b: the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work

3: a widely circulated rumor

4: LIE, FALSEHOOD

5: LEGEND, ROMANCE

6: a news article or broadcast

7: MATTER, SITUATION

8archaic

a: HISTORY sense 1

b: HISTORY sense 3

story verb

storied; storying

Definition of story (Entry 2 of 3)

transitive verb

1: to adorn with a story or a scene from history

2archaic : to narrate or describe in story

story noun (2)

ˈstȯr-ē

variants: or less commonly storey

plural stories also storeys

Definition of story (Entry 3 of 3)

1a: the space in a building between two adjacent floor levels or between a floor and the roof

b: a set of rooms in such a space

c: a unit of measure equal to the height of the story of a building

one story high

2: a horizontal division of a building’s exterior not necessarily corresponding exactly with the stories within