tale; story

tale; story
сказна; приказна

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  • story — sto|ry W2S2 [ˈsto:ri] n plural stories ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for entertainment)¦ 2¦(news)¦ 3¦(events)¦ 4¦(excuse)¦ 5¦(history)¦ 6¦(building)¦ 7¦(of a film/play etc)¦ 8 it s the same story here …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • story — {{11}}story (1) account of some happening, early 13c., narrative of important events or celebrated persons of the past, from O.Fr. estorie, from L.L. storia and L. historia history, account, tale, story (see HISTORY (Cf. history)). Meaning… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Tale — may refer to:*Cautionary tale, a traditional story told in folklore, to warn its hearer of a danger *Fairy tale, a fictional story that usually features folkloric characters (such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, witches, giants, and talking… …   Wikipedia

  • Story Teller — (sold as Story Time in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) was a magazine partwork published by Marshall Cavendish between 1982 and 1985. Publishing HistoryThe original Story Teller was released in 1982 as a fortnightly partwork. Each… …   Wikipedia

  • tale — [n1] story account, anecdote, fable, fairy tale, fiction, folk tale, legend, myth, narration, narrative, novel, relation, report, romance, saga, short story, yarn; concept 282 tale [n2] made up story canard, chestnut*, clothesline*, cock and bull …   New thesaurus

  • story — 1 *account, report, chronicle, version Analogous words: *history, chronicle, annals: relation, rehearsing, recital, recounting (see corresponding verbs at RELATE) 2 Story, narrative, tale, anecdote, yarn all denote a recital of happenings less… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Tale — Tale, n. [AS. talu number, speech, narrative; akin to D. taal speech, language, G. zahl number, OHG. zala, Icel. tal, tala, number, speech, Sw. tal, Dan. tal number, tale speech, Goth. talzjan to instruct. Cf. {Tell}, v. t., {Toll} a tax, also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tale — [ teıl ] noun count ** 1. ) a story about imaginary events or people: tale of: tales of bravery and romance 2. ) a spoken account of someone s experiences, especially when they are made to seem more exciting or unpleasant than they really were:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • story — story1 [stôr′ē] n. pl. stories [ME storie < OFr estoire < L historia: see HISTORY] 1. the telling of a happening or connected series of happenings, whether true or fictitious; account; narration 2. an anecdote or joke 3. a) a fictitious… …   English World dictionary

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