story line

sto·ry line

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stawr-ee, stohr-ee lahyn]
- /ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [stawr-ee, stohr-ee lahyn]
- /ˈstɔr i, ˈstoʊr i laɪn/

Definitions of story line words

noun story line plot (def 2). 1
noun story line a detailed description of the plot of a motion picture, TV series, etc., for use by writers, producers, prospective investors, or the like: The story line runs to 125 pages. 1
noun story line the plot of a book, film, play, etc 0
noun story line story1 (sense 4) 0

See all 4 definitions of story line

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Origin of story line

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Story line

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Story line

story line popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

story line usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for story line

noun story line

incidents — Plural form of incident.
narrative — a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.

All 2 Synonyms of story line