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Meanings of story in English

Portuguese
história
Catalan
història
Spanish
historia
Wikidata

A trivial lie.

história
Portuguese
história
Catalan
narrativa
Spanish
narración
Wikidata

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.

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história
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Examples for "narrative"
Examples for "narrative"
1
I shall not continue in detail my narrative of this particular night.
In a glass darkly
2
Politically, the result was that the government lost control of the narrative.
Radio NZ
3
Design: A narrative synthesis of peer-reviewed studies published after the year 2000.
Pubmed
4
The narrative pivots on the point where power and potential disaster meet.
The Irish Times
5
In that way, the vote itself never really mattered; the narrative did.
The Guardian
1
The narration contains others, so it's worth reading the entire short book.
BBC
2
There were omissions of importance in the former narration of my life.
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon
3
Despite copious amount of voiceover narration, it's unclear what his intentions are.
The Guardian
4
Nine years later Burton re-recorded the play doing the entire narration himself.
BBC
5
The first method suits broad description and narration, the second detailed description.
Library Work with Children
Portuguese
história
Catalan
reportatge
Spanish
historia

A short account of the news.

história
Portuguese
piso
Catalan
planta
Spanish
piso

A structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale.

piso
Usage of story in English
1
That was the problem with this story-everyanswer led to another question.
A farewell to legs: an aaron tucker mystery
2
Does ownership affect the way a particular paper covers a particular story?
The Irish Times
3
The long title story here is a good example of this process.
The Irish Times
4
New housing figures out today tell an interesting story, particularly about Auckland.
Radio NZ
5
In recent years, the food processing industry has been a success story.
The Irish Times
6
Almost 10 years ago a story emerged detailing a particularly sickening crime.
The Irish Times
7
Hope Lee was given the opportunity to allow his story to air.
News.com.au
8
However, the final three minutes of the game were a different story.
Reuters
9
Young children often love to hear the same story again and again.
The South African
10
Mr. Reynolds hopes his story will help others in a similar situation.
Reuters
11
The story, however, has changed several times between officers on the scene.
Ebony
12
Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story.
The Irish Times
13
Music and words; myth and story are second nature to the Welsh.
The Irish Times
14
Where a story no longer follows as the result of an experience.
Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories
15
Ten or 15 years ago it was a different story, he says.
Radio NZ
16
This strange, long story was the answer to his most pressing question.
James Potter and the Morrigan Web
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Translations for story
Story through the time
Story across language varieties
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
South Africa
Common
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