n.
Pronunciation: ' sto ̇ r- ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural stories
Etymology: Middle English storie, from Anglo-French estoire, estorie, from Latin historia ― more at HISTORY
Date: 13th century
1 archaic a : HISTORY 1 b : HISTORY 3
2 a : an account of incidents or events b : a statement regarding the facts pertinent to a situation in question c : ANECDOTE especially : an amusing one
3 a : a fictional narrative shorter than a novel specifically : SHORT STORY b : the intrigue or plot of a narrative or dramatic work
4 : a widely circulated rumor
5 : LIE , FALSEHOOD
6 : LEGEND , ROMANCE
7 : a news article or broadcast
8 : MATTER , SITUATION