(stôr′ē, stō′rē) noun plural ·ries
1. A narrative or recital of an event, or a series of events, whether real or fictitious.
2. A narrative, usually of fictitious events, intended to entertain a reader or hearer; a short tale.
3. An account or allegation of the facts relating to a particular person, thing, or incident: He tells a more plausible story of the conflict.
4. A news article in a newspaper or magazine.
5. The material for a news article.
6. An anecdote.
7. Colloq. A lie; falsehood.
8. The series of events in a novel, play, etc.
9. Celebrated or romantic legend or history: to live on in story.
—v.t. ·ried, ·ry·ing
1. To relate as a story.
2. To adorn with designs representing scenes from history, legend, etc. [<OF estoire <L historia. Doublet of HISTORY.] Synonyms (noun): allegory, anecdote, incident, narrative, recital, record, relation, tale. Tale is nearly synonymous with story, but is somewhat archaic; it is used for an imaginative, legendary, or fictitious recital, especially if of ancient date; as, a fairy tale; also, for an idle or malicious report; as, Do not tell tales. See FICTION, HISTORY, REPORT.

(stôr′ē, stō′rē) noun plural ·ries
A division in a building comprising the space between two successive floors; a floor; habitable rooms on the same level; also, a horizontal architectural division of a building: also spelled storey. [Special use of STORY¹;? from earlier sense of “a tier of painted windows or sculptures that narrated an event”]

(stôr′ē, stō′rē), Joseph,
1779–1845, U. S. jurist.
—William Wetmore,
1819–95, U.S. sculptor; son of preceding.