"story" meaning in All languages combined

See story on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈstɔːri/ Audio: en-uk-story.ogg [UK], en-us-story.ogg [US] Forms: story [singular], stories [plural]
Head templates: {{irrnoun|stories}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A story is a piece of text that tells someone who reads it about a real or fictional (made up) event.
    Sense id: simple-story-en-noun-BNxUsJpB
  2. A story is a lie.
    Sense id: simple-story-en-noun-LprTBh-B
  3. A story is a floor or level in a building.
    Sense id: simple-story-en-noun-Chrtx34T
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stories",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      },
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
          "text": "This story is about a little girl who is eaten by a wolf."
        },
        {
          "text": "The film is based on a true story."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mother told me to stop telling stories."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A story is a lie."
      ],
      "id": "simple-story-en-noun-LprTBh-B",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My room is five stories up."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A story is a floor or level in a building."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "countable",
        "mostly US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɔːri/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-uk-story.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-story.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "story"
}
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    },
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      ]
    }
  ],
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        {
          "text": "This story is about a little girl who is eaten by a wolf."
        },
        {
          "text": "The film is based on a true story."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A story is a piece of text that tells someone who reads it about a real or fictional (made up) event."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Mother told me to stop telling stories."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A story is a lie."
      ],
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        "countable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "My room is five stories up."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A story is a floor or level in a building."
      ],
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        "countable",
        "mostly US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɔːri/"
    },
    {
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      ],
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        "UK"
      ]
    },
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        "Audio"
      ],
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        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "tags": [
    "irregular"
  ],
  "word": "story"
}

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