Found 3 items, similar to Story.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: story
cerita, ceritaan, kisah, lakon, loteng, riwayat, tuturan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: story
story
n 1: 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” [syn:
narrative,
narration,
tale]
2: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;
“he writes stories for the magazines”
3: structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a
single level of a multilevel building;
“what level is the
office on?” [syn:
floor,
level,
storey]
4: 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” [syn:
history,
account,
chronicle]
5: 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” [syn:
report,
news report,
account,
write up]
6: a trivial lie;
“he told a fib about eating his spinach”;
“how can I stop my child from telling stories?” [syn:
fib,
tale,
tarradiddle,
taradiddle]
[also:
storied]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Story
Story
\Sto"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Storied; p. pr. & vb. n.
Storying.]
To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a
story; to narrate or describe in story.
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How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter,
rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak.
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It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it
was seventy cubits high. --Bp. Wilkins.
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Story
\Sto"ry\, n.; pl.
Stories. [OF. estor['e], estor['e]e,
built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store.
See
Store, v. t.]
A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the
space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a
building's exterior considered architecturally, which need
not correspond exactly with the stories within. [Written also
storey.]
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Note: A story comprehends the distance from one floor to
another; as, a story of nine or ten feet elevation. The
spaces between floors are numbered in order, from below
upward; as, the lower, second, or third story; a house
of one story, of two stories, of five stories.
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Story post (Arch.), a vertical post used to support a floor
or superincumbent wall.
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Story
\Sto"ry\, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L.
historia. See
History.]
1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a
description of past events; a history; a statement; a
record.
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One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story.
--Barrow.
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Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive
story. --Ed. Rev.
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The four great monarchies make the subject of
ancient story. --Sir W.
Temple.
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2. 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. --Addison.
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3. A euphemism or child's word for
“a lie;” a fib; as, to
tell a story. [Colloq.]
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