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noun

a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words.

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Origin of short story

First recorded in 1885–90

OTHER WORDS FROM short story

short-story, adjective

Words nearby short story

shortsightedness, short splice, short-spoken, short-staffed, shortstop, short story, short straw, short subject, short sweetening, short-tailed shearwater, short-tailed shrew
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Words related to short story

tale, narrative, novella, account, yarn, novelette

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British Dictionary definitions for short story

short story

noun

a prose narrative of shorter length than the novel, esp one that concentrates on a single theme
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