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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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item
English
Etymology
From Middle English item, from Latin item (“also; in the same manner”). The present English meaning derives from a usage in lists, where the first entry would begin in primis (“firstly”) or imprimis, and the other entries with item (“also, moreover”). Later, people less familiar with Latin, seeing such lists, took the word "item" as meaning "a member of a list".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?a?t?m/
- (US) IPA(key): [?a????m], [?a???m?]
- Hyphenation: item
Noun
item (plural items)
- A distinct physical object.
- (by extension, video games) An object that can be picked up for later use.
- A line of text having a legal or other meaning; a separate particular in an account.
- (psychometrics) A question on a test, which may include its answers.
- A matter for discussion in an agenda.
- (informal) Two people who are having a relationship with each other.
- 2010, Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Baby
- Are we an item? Girl, quit playin' / "We're just friends," what are you sayin'?
- 2010, Justin Bieber featuring Ludacris, Baby
- A short article in a newspaper.
- (obsolete) A hint; an innuendo.
- A secret item was given to some of the bishops […] to absent themselves.
Synonyms
- (object): article, object, thing
- (line of text having a legal or semantic meaning):
- (matter for discussion): subject, topic
- (two people who are having a relationship with each other): couple
- (psychometrics): test/assessment question
Hyponyms
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
item (third-person singular simple present items, present participle iteming, simple past and past participle itemed)
- (transitive) To make a note of.
Related terms
- itemize
Adverb
item (not comparable)
- likewise
Anagrams
- -time, METI, emit, it me, mite, time
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??t?m]
Adverb
item
- (archaic) as well
- Synonyms: také, rovn?ž, dále, krom? toho
Further reading
- item in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
- item in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989
French
Etymology
Latin.
Adverb
item
- same; in the same way
Further reading
- “item” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin item.
Adverb
item
- (law) in the same way.
Etymology 2
From English item, from Latin item.
Noun
item m (invariable)
- (computer science) A single programmed unit.
- (linguistics) An element of a grammatical or lexical set.
Latin
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *éy and *só. Compare ita and itidem.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /?i.tem/, [??t????]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /?i.tem/, [?i?t??m]
Adverb
item (not comparable)
- just like (in a comparison)
Related terms
References
- item in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- item in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- item in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Middle English
Etymology
From Latin item.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?i?t?m/
Adverb
item
- also, and this.
References
- “item, adv. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
Noun
item
- the same; identical.
Descendants
- English: item
- Scots: eetem
References
- “item, adv. & n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-25.
Middle French
Etymology
Latin.
Adverb
item
- same; in the same way
Old French
Etymology
Latin.
Adverb
item
- same; in the same way
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin item (“also; in the same manner”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /?i.t?m/, /?i.t??j?/
- Hyphenation: i?tem
Noun
item m (plural itens)
- item
- A matter for discussion in an agenda or elsewhere.
- A line of text with some meaning.
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- what items can be recycled
- what items are recyclable
- what items are fsa eligible
- what item level for mythic dungeons
- what items are exempt from sales tax
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