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short story
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun short story has 1 sense
  1. short story - a prose narrative shorter than a novel
    --1 is a kind of     story

Definitions from the Web

Term: Short Story

Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

Definition: A brief work of fiction that typically focuses on a single character or incident, and provides a concise narrative with a well-defined structure.

Examples:

  • She enjoyed reading short stories before going to bed.
  • The author won several awards for his collection of short stories.
  • I decided to submit my short story to a literary magazine.

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Part of Speech: Adjective

Sense 1:

Definition: Referring to a story that is brief in length and concise in narrative.

Examples:

  • The professor assigned a short story exercise to his creative writing class.
  • We attended a short story workshop to improve our storytelling skills.
  • Her short story collection received positive reviews from critics.

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