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story
Nounstory has 6 senses
narrative, narration, story, tale - a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children" --1is a kind ofmessage, content, subject matter, substance --1has particulars:
floor, level, storey, story - structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" --3is a kind ofstructure, construction --3is a part of building, edifice --3has particulars:
history, account, chronicle, story - a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" --4is a kind ofrecord --4has particulars:
report, news report, story, account, write up - a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious" --5is a kind ofnews --5has particulars:
fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle - a trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" --6is a kind oflie, prevarication --6has particulars: