Story

  • 51story — noun 1) an adventure story Syn: tale, narrative, account, history, anecdote, saga; informal yarn 2) the novel has a good story Syn: plot, storyline, scenario 3) …

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  • 52story — I. /ˈstɔri / (say stawree) noun (plural stories) 1. a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, instruct, or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale. 2. a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel. 3 …

  • 53story — see one story is good till another is told until the lions produce their own historian, the story of the hunt will glorify only the hunter every picture tells a story …

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  • 54Story — This interesting surname derives from the Old Norse personal byname Stori , a derivative of Storr meaning big or large. The forenames Stori and Estori (without surname) are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1066. Later, the name is found in the… …

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  • 55Story — 1. Geschichte, Handlung, Hergang, Inhalt, Stoff; (geh.): Geschehen; (Literaturwiss.): Plot. 2. a) Anekdote, Erzählung, Geschichte, Legende, Schwank; (geh., oft iron. od. scherzh.): Mär. b) Ausführung[en], Bericht, Information, Meldung, Mitteilung …

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  • 56story — [13] Story comes via Anglo Norman estorie from Latin historia ‘account of events, narrative, history’ (source also of English history and storey). It originally retained the senses ‘factual account of past events’ and ‘past events in general’,… …

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  • 57story — storey, story For storey and floor see floor, storey. The plural form is storeys. In AmE story is the usual form and its plural is stories; and what in BrE is a three storeyed house is in AmE a three storied house …

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  • 58story — [13] Story comes via Anglo Norman estorie from Latin historia ‘account of events, narrative, history’ (source also of English history and storey). It originally retained the senses ‘factual account of past events’ and ‘past events in general’,… …

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  • 59Störy — Wappen Deutschlandkarte …

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  • 60story — noun /ˈstɔːɹi/ a) An account of real or fictional events. The book tells the story of two roommates. b) A lie. You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you? …

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