"storyline" meaning in English

See storyline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-storyline.ogg Forms: storylines [plural]
Etymology: From story + line. The climate science usage is defined in the IPCC WG III AR5 report (2014). Etymology templates: {{compound|en|story|line}} story + line, {{nbsp}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} storyline (plural storylines)
  1. (literature) The plot of a story. Categories (topical): Literature, Narratology Translations (story plot): storielyn (Afrikaans), intrige (Afrikaans), 故事情節 (Chinese), 故事情节 (Chinese), verhaallijn [feminine] (Dutch), Handlung [feminine] (German), tāhū (Maori), tāhū o te paki (Maori), narrativa [feminine] (Spanish), línea de la narración [feminine] (Spanish), línea de la trama (Spanish), โครงเรื่อง (kroong-rʉ̂ʉang) (Thai), cốt truyện (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-storyline-en-noun-8hGqPvVg Topics: literature, media, publishing Disambiguation of 'story plot': 88 12
  2. (climate science) A narrative description of a given modeling scenario, highlighting its main characteristics and underlying technical and socioeconomic drivers.
    Sense id: en-storyline-en-noun-gcmxoDxd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 93 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 10 90 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 7 93 Topics: climate, climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: story line

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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