[stawr-ee, stohr-ee] 
noun, plural -ries, verb, -ried, -ry⋅ing.| 1. | a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale. |
| 2. | a fictitious tale, shorter and less elaborate than a novel. |
| 3. | such narratives or tales as a branch of literature: song and story. |
| 4. | the plot or succession of incidents of a novel, poem, drama, etc.: The characterizations were good, but the story was weak. |
| 5. | a narration of an incident or a series of events or an example of these that is or may be narrated, as an anecdote, joke, etc. |
| 6. | a narration of the events in the life of a person or the existence of a thing, or such events as a subject for narration: the story of medicine; the story of his life. |
| 7. | a report or account of a matter; statement or allegation: The story goes that he rejected the offer. |
| 8. | news story. |
| 9. | a lie or fabrication: What he said about himself turned out to be a story. |
| 10. | Obsolete. history. |
| 11. | to ornament with pictured scenes, as from history or legend. |
| 12. | Obsolete. to tell the history or story of. |
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