English > story: 6 senses > noun 4, communication| Meaning | A record or narrative description of past events. |
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| Examples | - "a history of France"
- "the story of exposure to lead"
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| Synonyms | history, account, chronicle |
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| Category | history | The discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings |
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| Narrower | ancient history | A history of the ancient world |
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| annals, chronological record | A chronological account of events in successive years |
| biography, life, life story, life history | An account of the series of events making up a person's life |
| case history | Detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment |
| etymology | A history of a word |
| historical document, historical paper, historical record | writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.) |
| recital | A detailed account or description of something |
| Broader | record | Anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events |
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| Spanish | crónica, historial, historia |
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| Catalan | crónica, crònica, historial, història |
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English > story: 6 senses > noun 5, communication| Meaning | A short / short account of the news. |
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| Example | "the story was on the 11 o'clock news" |
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| Synonyms | report, news report, account, write up |
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| Narrower | bulletin | A brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) |
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| dispatch, despatch, communique | An official report (usually sent in haste) |
| exclusive, scoop | A news report that is reported first by one news organization |
| newsletter, newssheet | Report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group |
| urban legend | A story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false |
| Broader | news | Information reported in a newspaper or news magazine |
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| Spanish | artículo, crónica, historia, informe, relación, relato, reportaje |
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| Catalan | article, crònica, història, informe, relació, relat, reportatge |
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