sto·ry
1 (stôŕē, stōŕē)
[Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia; see history.]
noun: pl., -ries.
- An account or recital of an event or a series of events, either true or fictitious, as:
- An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events: The witness changed her story under questioning.
- An anecdote: came back from the trip with some good stories.
- A lie: told us a story about the dog eating the cookies.
- A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.
- A short story.
- The plot of a narrative or dramatic work.
- A news article or broadcast.
- Something viewed as or providing material for a literary or journalistic treatment: “He was colorful, he was charismatic, he was controversial, he was a good story” (Terry Ann Knopf)
- The background information regarding something: What's the story on these unpaid bills?
- Romantic legend or tradition: a hero known to us in story.
transitive verb: -ried, -ry·ing, -ries.
- To decorate with scenes representing historical or legendary events.
- Archaic To tell as a story.
sto·ry
2 (stôŕē, stōŕē)
[Middle English storie, story, from Medieval Latin historia, picture, story (probably from painted windows or sculpture on the front of buildings), from Latin, history; see history.]
noun: pl., -ries.
- A complete horizontal division of a building, constituting the area between two adjacent levels.
- The set of rooms on the same level of a building.
