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story
/ˈstɔːri/
STOR-eeDefinition
1
A narrative or account of imaginary or real events, often structured with characters, plot, and setting.
2
An account of an incident or event, especially one designed to entertain or inform.
3
A deliberate fabrication or lie, especially one told to deceive.
4
One level or floor of a building, as in 'multi-story'.
Examples
He spun a wild story about wrestling a shark with his bare hands at the beach.
The detective saw through her flimsy story about the missing cookie jar faster than you can say 'crumbs on the chin'.
Their new apartment building is a whopping 50 stories tall, perfect for playing elevator tag.
The front-page story claimed the cat mayor was running for re-election on a platform of nine lives and free tuna.