story

Words with a similar base: history, story

'story'

[narrative.n.01] as in: a 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

Examples:
his narrative was interesting
Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children

'story'

[story.n.02] as in: a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events

Examples:
he writes stories for the magazines

'story'

[floor.n.02] as in: a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale

Examples:
what level is the office on?

'story'

[history.n.02] as in: a record or narrative description of past events

Examples:
a history of France
he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
the story of exposure to lead

'story'

[report.n.03] as in: a short account of the news

Examples:
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

'story'

[fib.n.01] as in: a trivial lie

Examples:
he told a fib about eating his spinach
how can I stop my child from telling stories?

Origins

					story (English)
└── estorie (English)
    └── historia (English)
        └── ἱστορία (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
            └── ἱστορέω (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
                └── ἵστωρ (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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