"tell-a-story" meaning in English

See tell-a-story in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} tell-a-story
  1. (idiomatic) Resembling or characteristic of the act or practice of telling a story. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tell-a-story-en-adj-3dinUJvX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
  2. (idiomatic) Of a straightforward and narrative style. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-tell-a-story-en-adj-3orfj8O~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 53 47 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 54
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