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story

Pronunciation: /ˈstɔː.ɹi/

The English word “story” has 9 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An account of real or fictional events.
  2. A lie, fiction.
  3. A soap opera.
  4. History.
  5. A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
  6. A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.

verb

  1. To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.
  2. To post a story (chronological collection of pictures or short videos) on an application or website.

interjection

  1. Used as a greeting, short for what's the story?

Etymology

From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie by aphesis, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ῐ̔στορῐ́ᾱ (hĭstorĭ́ā, “learning through research”). Doublet of history and storey.

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