Definition of story

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sto·ry¹    (stôr, str) KEY 

NOUN:
pl. sto·ries

1. An account or recital of an event or a series of events, either true or fictitious, as:
   1. An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events: The witness changed her story under questioning.
   2. An anecdote: came back from the trip with some good stories.
   3. A lie: told us a story about the dog eating the cookies.
2. 1. A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.
   2. A short story.
3. The plot of a narrative or dramatic work.
4. A news article or broadcast.
5. 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).
6. The background information regarding something: What's the story on these unpaid bills?
7. Romantic legend or tradition: a hero known to us in story.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
sto·ried, sto·ry·ing, sto·ries

1. To decorate with scenes representing historical or legendary events.
2. Archaic To tell as a story.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English storie, from Old French estorie, estoire, from Latin historia ; see history