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  • 11Story — Sto ry, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L. historia. See {History}.] 1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record. [1913 Webster] One malcontent who did indeed… …

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  • 12The Tempest — Infobox Play name = The Tempest |200px caption = Prospero, Ariel and Miranda by William Hamilton writer = William Shakespeare genre = Comedy / Romance setting = Desert isle subject = Retribution / Forgiveness premiere = November 1, 1611… …

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  • 13Parable — Par a*ble, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. ? a placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a parable, fr. ? to throw beside, compare; para beside + ? to throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. {Emblem}, {Gland}, {Palaver}, {Parabola},… …

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  • 14fable — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin fabula conversation, story, play, from fari to speak more at ban Date: 14th century a fictitious narrative or statement: as a. a legendary story of supernatural happenings b. a… …

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  • 15Andrew Lang — For the former National Basketball Association player, see Andrew Lang (basketball). Andrew Lang (31 March 1844, Selkirk ndash; 20 July 1912, Banchory, Kincardineshire) was a prolific Scots man of letters. He was a poet, novelist, and literary… …

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  • 16nouvelle — (n.) short fictitious narrative dealing with a single situation or aspect of a character, 1670s, Fr. nouvelle (11c.), lit. new (see NOVEL (Cf. novel) (adj.)) …

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  • 17novel — {{11}}novel (adj.) new, strange, unusual, early 15c., but little used before 1600, from O.Fr. novel, nouvel new, young, fresh, recent; additional; early, soon (Mod.Fr. nouveau, fem. nouvelle), from L. novellus new, young, recent, dim. of novus… …

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  • 18parable — n. Fable (in which what is stated as fact is probable, or which is founded on the ordinary incidents of daily life), apologue, story, short tale, fictitious narrative (intended to illustrate some spiritual truth) …

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  • 19novel — I. a. New, strange, unusual, modern, recent, fresh, uncommon, rare. II. n. Tale, romance, story, fiction, fictitious narrative …

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  • 20graphic novel — /græfɪk ˈnɒvəl/ (say grafik novuhl) noun a fictitious narrative presented in the comics genre …