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story

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstɔːri/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈstɔri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stôrē, stōrē)

Inflections of 'story' (n):
stories
npl (All countable usages (US, UK) and for the floor, level, or tier sense (US))
Inflections of 'story' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
stories
v 3rd person singular
storying
v pres p

story
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Sense: Noun: imaginative writing
Synonyms:
narrative Collocations, tale Collocations, novel Collocations, parable, legend Collocations, myth Collocations, fable, fairy tale, fairy story, fiction Collocations, memoir, writeup, write-up, apologue, romance Collocations, epic, saga, novella
Sense: Noun: real-life episode
Synonyms:
anecdote, tale Collocations, event Collocations, episode, fortunes, vignette
Sense: Noun: newspaper article
Synonyms:
article Collocations, piece Collocations, account Collocations, commentary, news Collocations, information Collocations, scoop Collocations, exclusive Collocations
Sense: Noun: unfolding of events in literature
Synonyms:
plot Collocations, arc, action Collocations, subplot, narrative Collocations, narrative arc
Sense: Noun: lie
Synonyms:
lie Collocations, fabrication, invention Collocations, fib, tale Collocations, falsehood, hoax Collocations, white lie, untruth, tall story (informal), tall tale (informal), joke Collocations, sick joke, likely story (ironic, informal), cock-and-bull story (UK, informal)
Sense: Noun: situation
Synonyms:
situation Collocations, deal Collocations (informal), picture Collocations (informal), status Collocations, scenario Collocations, sitch (slang)
Sense: Noun: rumor
Synonyms:
rumor, rumour (UK), whispers, gossip Collocations, talk Collocations, the word (informal), the word on the street (informal), hearsay

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