Definition of story

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Story (n.) The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance..

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Consistory :: Consistory (n.) An assembly of prelates; a session of the college of cardinals at Rome.
Anthropology :: Anthropology (n.) The science of man; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal..
Staircase :: Stair (n.) A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but originally used in the singular only..
Memoirs :: Memoirs (n.) A memorial account; a history composed from personal experience and memory; an account of transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they are remembered by the writer. See History, 2..
Herpetologist :: Herpetologist (n.) One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of reptiles..
Haggada :: Haggada (n.) A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or illustrate the text of the Old Testament..
Lichenography :: Lichenography (n.) A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.
Stifle :: Stifle (v. t.) To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to stifle passion..
Floor :: Floor (n.) A story of a building. See Story.
Sequel :: Sequel (n.) That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history..
Narration :: Narration (n.) That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; story; history..
Continued :: Continued (p. p. & a.) Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story..
History :: History (v. t.) To narrate or record.
Basement :: Basement (a.) The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure. ( See Base, n., 3 (a).) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively..
Comical :: Comical (a.) Exciting mirth; droll; laughable; as, a comical story..
Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history..
Canard :: Canard (n.) An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the newspapers to hoax the public.
Narrative :: Narrative (n.) That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a story.
Underplot :: Underplot (n.) A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with the main story, and subservient to it..
Story-teller :: Story-teller (n.) One who tells stories; a narrator of anecdotes,incidents, or fictitious tales; as, an amusing story-teller..
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