Story vs. Attic — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Story and Attic
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Story
An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment
I'm going to tell you a story
An adventure story
Attic
An attic (sometimes referred to as a loft) is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building; an attic may also be called a sky parlor or a garret. Because attics fill the space between the ceiling of the top floor of a building and the slanted roof, they are known for being awkwardly shaped spaces with exposed rafters and difficult-to-reach corners.
Story
An account of past events in someone's life or in the development of something
The film is based on a true story
The story of modern farming
Attic
A story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house.
Story
The commercial prospects or circumstances of a particular company
The investors' flight to profitable businesses with solid stories
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Attic
A low wall or story above the cornice of a classical façade.
Story
Variant spelling of storey
Attic
The ancient Greek dialect of Attica, in which the bulk of classical Greek literature is written.
Story
An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events
The witness changed her story under questioning.
Attic
Of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient Attica, Athens, or the Athenians.
Story
An anecdote
Came back from the trip with some good stories.
Attic
Characterized by purity, simplicity, and elegant wit
Attic prose.
Story
A lie
Told us a story about the dog eating the cookies.
Attic
The space, often unfinished and with sloped walls, directly below the roof in the uppermost part of a house or other building, generally used for storage or habitation.
We went up to the attic to look for the boxes containing our childhood keepsakes.
Story
A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.
Attic
(slang) A person's head or brain.
Story
A short story.
Attic
Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its principal city; marked by such qualities as were characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.
Story
The plot of a narrative or dramatic work.
Attic
A low story above the main order or orders of a facade, in the classical styles; - a term introduced in the 17th century. Hence:
Story
A news article or broadcast.
Attic
An Athenian; an Athenian author.
Story
Something viewed as or providing material for a literary or journalistic treatment
"He was colorful, he was charismatic, he was controversial, he was a good story" (Terry Ann Knopf).
Attic
Floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
Story
The background information regarding something
What's the story on these unpaid bills?.
Attic
The dialect of Ancient Greek spoken and written in Attica and Athens
Story
Romantic legend or tradition
A hero known to us in story.
Attic
Informal terms for a human head
Story
A complete horizontal division of a building, constituting the area between two adjacent floors.
Attic
(architecture) a low wall at the top of the entablature; hides the roof
Story
The set of rooms on the same floor of a building.
Attic
Of or relating to Attica or its inhabitants or to the dialect spoken in Athens in classical times;
Attic Greek
Story
To decorate with scenes representing historical or legendary events.
Story
(Archaic) To tell as a story.
Story
An account of real or fictional events.
The book tells the story of two roommates.
Story
A lie, fiction.
You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?
Story
A soap opera.
What will she do without being able to watch her stories?
Story
(obsolete) History.
Story
A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
What's the story with him?
I tried it again; same story, no error message, nothing happened.
Story
A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.
Story
(computing) user story
Story
To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.
Story
A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.
Story
A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.
One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story.
Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive story.
The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story.
Story
The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance.
Story
A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story.
Story
To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.
How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing.
It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high.
Story
A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program;
His narrative was interesting
Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children
Story
A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;
He writes stories for the magazines
Story
Structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;
What level is the office on?
Story
A record or narrative description of past events;
A history of France
He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
The story of exposure to lead
Story
A short account of the news;
The report of his speech
The story was on the 11 o'clock news
The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious
Story
A trivial lie;
He told a fib about eating his spinach
How can I stop my child from telling stories?
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