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estorya [is.tur.ya.] : story (n.)

Derivatives of estorya


Glosses:
story
n. (communication)1. narration, narrative, story, talea 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.; "his narrative was interesting"; "Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children"
~ tearjerkeran excessively sentimental narrative.
~ subject matter, content, message, substancewhat a communication that is about something is about.
~ canterbury talesan uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer.
~ tall talean improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story.
~ folk tale, folktalea tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk.
~ sob story, sob stuffa sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy.
~ fairy story, fairy tale, fairytalea story about fairies; told to amuse children.
~ nursery rhymea tale in rhymed verse for children.
n. (communication)2. storya piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events.; "he writes stories for the magazines"
~ fictiona literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact.
~ adventure story, heroic talea story of an adventure.
~ mystery story, whodunit, mysterya story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie.
~ love story, romancea story dealing with love.
~ legend, fablea story about mythical or supernatural beings or events.
~ short storya prose narrative shorter than a novel.
~ allegory, apologue, parable, fablea short moral story (often with animal characters).
~ mytha traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people.
~ parable(New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message.; "the parable of the prodigal son"
~ plotthe story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc..; "the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal"
~ climax, culminationthe decisive moment in a novel or play.; "the deathbed scene is the climax of the play"
~ anticlimax, bathosa change from a serious subject to a disappointing one.
n. (artifact)3. floor, level, storey, storya structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale.; "what level is the office on?"
~ basement, cellarthe lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage.
~ building, edificea structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place.; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
~ first floor, ground floor, ground levelthe floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building.
~ attic, garret, loftfloor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage.
~ loftfloor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space.
~ entresol, mezzanine floor, mezzanineintermediate floor just above the ground floor.
~ structure, constructiona thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
n. (communication)4. account, chronicle, history, storya record or narrative description of past events.; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"
~ historythe discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings.; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"
~ ancient historya history of the ancient world.
~ etymologya history of a word.
~ case historydetailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment.
~ historical document, historical paper, historical recordwriting having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.).
~ chronological record, annalsa chronological account of events in successive years.
~ biography, life history, life story, lifean account of the series of events making up a person's life.
~ recordanything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events.; "the film provided a valuable record of stage techniques"
~ recitala detailed account or description of something.; "he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings"
n. (communication)5. account, news report, report, story, write upa short account of the news.; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
~ newsinformation reported in a newspaper or news magazine.; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"
~ newsletter, newssheetreport or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group.
~ bulletina brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast).
~ communique, despatch, dispatchan official report (usually sent in haste).
~ urban legenda story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true.
~ exclusive, scoopa news report that is reported first by one news organization.; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"
n. (communication)6. fib, story, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddlea trivial lie.; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
~ lie, prevaricationa statement that deviates from or perverts the truth.
~ cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dancean interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse.