story

1. is a type of: content, message, subject matter, substance - what a communication that is about something is about
   subtypes:

   • tearjerker - an excessively sentimental narrative
   • tall tale - an improbable (unusual or incredible or fanciful) story
   • folk tale, folktale - a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
   • sob story, sob stuff - a sentimental story (or drama) of personal distress; designed to arouse sympathy
   • fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale - a story about fairies; told to amuse children
   • nursery rhyme - a tale in rhymed verse for children
   specific instances: canterbury tales - an uncompleted series of tales written after 1387 by Geoffrey Chaucer
   same as: narration, narrative, tale
2. is a type of: fiction - a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
   subtypes:

   • adventure story, heroic tale - a story of an adventure
   • mystery, mystery story, whodunit - a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
   • love story, romance - a story dealing with love
   • fable, legend - a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
   • short story - a prose narrative shorter than a novel
   • allegory, apologue, fable, parable - a short moral story (often with animal characters)
   • myth - a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
   • parable - (New Testament) any of the stories told by Jesus to convey his religious message
   • plot - the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
   has:

   • climax, culmination - the decisive moment in a novel or play
   • anticlimax, bathos - a change from a serious subject to a disappointing one
3. is a type of: construction, structure - a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
   subtypes:

   • basement, cellar - the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
   • first floor, ground floor, ground level - the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
   • attic, garret, loft - floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
   • loft - floor consisting of a large unpartitioned space over a factory or warehouse or other commercial space
   • entresol, mezzanine, mezzanine floor - intermediate floor just above the ground floor
   is a part of: building, edifice - a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
   same as: floor, level, storey
4. referred to in: history - the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
   is a type of: record - anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
   subtypes:

   • ancient history - a history of the ancient world
   • etymology - a history of a word
   • case history - detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment
   • historical document, historical paper, historical record - writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)
   • annals, chronological record - a chronological account of events in successive years
   • biography, life, life history, life story - an account of the series of events making up a person's life
   • recital - a detailed account or description of something
   same as: account, chronicle, history
5. is a type of: news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
   subtypes:

   • newsletter, newssheet - report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group
   • bulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)
   • communique, despatch, dispatch - an official report (usually sent in haste)
   • urban legend - a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true
   • exclusive, scoop - a news report that is reported first by one news organization
   same as: account, news report, report, write up
6. is a type of: lie, prevarication - a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
   subtypes: cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, fairytale, song and dance - an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse
   same as: fib, tale, taradiddle, tarradiddle

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