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story
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st??.?i/
- Rhymes: -???i
Etymology 1
From Middle English storie, storye, from Anglo-Norman estorie, from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ??????? (historí?, “learning through research”), from ??????? (historé?, “to research, inquire (and) record”), from ????? (híst?r, “the knowing, wise one”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”). Doublet of history and storey.
Alternative forms
- storie (obsolete)
Noun
story (plural stories)
- A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.
- Synonym: tome
- 1673, William Temple, An Essay upon the Advancement of Trade in Ireland
- it must be exploded for fabulous, with other relics of ancient story.
- June 1861, Edinburgh Review, The Kingdom of Italy
- Venice, with its unique city and its impressive story
- A lie, fiction.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:lie
- (US, colloquial, usually pluralized) A soap opera.
- Synonym: serial
- 1991, Stephen King, Needful Things
- He stood on the doorstep for a minute, listening for sounds inside the house — a radio, a TV tuned to one of the stories […]
- (obsolete) History.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
- […] who is so unread or so uncatechis'd in story, that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixt for many ages, only by unwritt'n traditions.
- 1644, John Milton, Aeropagitica:
- A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
- Synonym: narrative
- (social media) A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.
Usage notes
- (soap opera): Popularized in the 1950s, when soap operas were often billed as "continuing stories", the term "story" to describe a soap opera fell into disuse by the 21st century and is now used chiefly among older people and in rural areas. Other English-speaking countries used the term at its zenith as a "loaned" word from the United States.
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Welsh: stori
Translations
Verb
story (third-person singular simple present stories, present participle storying, simple past and past participle storied)
- To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.
- 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick
- It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high.
- 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick
Etymology 2
Probably as etymology 1, since historia already had this meaning in medieval Anglo-Latin. An alternative suggestion derives it from Old French *estoree (“a thing built, a building”), from estoree (“built”), feminine past participle of estorer (“to build”), from Latin instauro (“to construct, build, erect”).
Alternative forms
- storey (UK)
Noun
story (plural stories)
- (obsolete) A building or edifice.
- (chiefly US) A floor or level of a building; a storey.
- Synonyms: floor, level
- 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, chapter I:
- The lower story of the market-house was open on all four of its sides to the public square.
- (typography) Alternative form of storey
Translations
Usage notes
See storey.
References
Anagrams
- ryots, stroy, tyros
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French estoree, past participle of estorer. Alternatively, the same word as storie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?st?ri?(?)/, /?st??ri?(?)/
Noun
story (plural storyes) (rare)
- A level of a building.
- A line of paddles on a ship.
Descendants
- English: story, storey
References
- “st?r?(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-04-05.
Etymology 2
From Old French estorie, estoire.
Verb
story
- Alternative form of storie
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incident
English
Etymology
Recorded since 1412, from Middle French incident, from Latin incidens, the present active participle of incid? (“to happen, befall”), itself from in- (“on”) + -cid?, the combining form of cad? (“to fall”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n.s?.d?nt/
Noun
incident (plural incidents)
- (countable, uncountable) An event or occurrence.
- A (relatively minor) event that is incidental to, or related to others.
- An event that causes or may cause an interruption or a crisis, such as a workplace illness or a software error.
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
Adjective
incident (not comparable)
- Arising as the result of an event, inherent.
- (physics, of a stream of particles or radiation) Falling on or striking a surface.
- Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course of things; not in connection with the main design; not according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident necessities and utilities should be with special equity considered.
- 1594, Richard Hooker, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie
- Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence, naturally happening or appertaining.
- 17th century, Richard Milward, "Preface" to Seldeniana
- the studies incident to his profession
- 1816, Richard Lawrence, The complete farrier, and British sportsman (page 245)
- The Vives, like the strangles, is most incident to young horses, and usually proceeds from the same causes, such as catching cold, being over-heated, or over-worked, about the time of shedding their teeth.
- 17th century, Richard Milward, "Preface" to Seldeniana
- (law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing, called the principal.
Translations
Catalan
Noun
incident m (plural incidents)
- incident
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French incident, from Old French incident, from Latin incid?ns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??n.si?d?nt/
- Hyphenation: in?ci?dent
- Rhymes: -?nt
Noun
incident n (plural incidenten)
- An incident.
- Synonym: voorval
Derived terms
- grensincident
- incidenteel
- schietincident
- steekincident
Descendants
- Afrikaans: insident
- ? Indonesian: insiden
- ? West Frisian: ynsidint
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.si.d??/
Adjective
incident (feminine singular incidente, masculine plural incidents, feminine plural incidentes)
- incidental
- (physics) incident
Noun
incident m (plural incidents)
- incident
Latin
Etymology 1
Form of the verb incid? (“I fall upon”).
Verb
incident
- third-person plural future active indicative of incid?
Etymology 2
Form of the verb inc?d? (“I cut or hew open”).
Verb
inc?dent
- third-person plural future active indicative of inc?d?
Romanian
Etymology
From French incident
Adjective
incident m or n (feminine singular incident?, masculine plural inciden?i, feminine and neuter plural incidente)
- incidental
Declension
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /int?s?dent/
- Hyphenation: in?ci?dent
Noun
incìdent m (Cyrillic spelling ????????)
- incident
Declension
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