Noun

(stories)

A sequence of real or fictional events; or, an account of such a sequence.

* Ed. Rev.

Venice, with its unique city and its impressive story

* Sir W. Temple

The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story .

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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=1 , passage=The stories did not seem to me to touch life. They were plainly intended to have a bracing moral effect, and perhaps had this result for the people at whom they were aimed. They left me with the impression of a well-delivered stereopticon lecture, with characters about as life-like as the shadows on the screen, and whisking on and off, at the mercy of the operator.}}

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-29, volume=407, issue=8842, page=55, magazine=(The Economist)

, title= Travels and travails , passage=Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.}}

A lie.

(chiefly, US) A floor or level of a building; a storey.

* 1900 , , (The House Behind the Cedars) , chapter I:

The lower story of the market-house was open on all four of its sides to the public square.

(US, colloquial, usually pluralized) A soap opera.

(obsolete) History.

* 1644 , (John Milton), (Aeropagitica) :

who is so unread or so uncatechis'd in story , that hath not heard of many sects refusing books as a hindrance, and preserving their doctrine unmixt for many ages, only by unwritt'n traditions.

A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.

Noun

(en noun)

A second or subsequent reading of a text or artifact.

I need to make a review of the book before I can understand it.

An account intended as a critical evaluation of a text or a piece of work.

The newspaper review was full of praise for the play.

(legal) A judicial reassessment of a case or an event.

The victims demanded a full judical review of the case.

A stage show made up of sketches etc.

The Cambridge Footlights Review launched many Monty Python faces.

A survey of the available items or material.

The magazine contained a review of Paris restaurants.

A periodical which makes a survey of the arts or some other field.

The Times Literary Review is published in London.

A military inspection or display for the benefit of superiors or VIPs.

The troops assembled for a review by the Queen.

A forensic inspection to assess compliance with regulations or some code.

The regulators demanded a review against NYSE practices.