Meaning Of The Word Short story

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Short story Meaning

Short story Definition
Short story Definition

What's The Definition Of Short story?

short story
countable noun: A short story is a written story about imaginary events that is only a few pages long.

short story in American English
a kind of story shorter than the novel or novelette, characteristically developing a single central theme and limited in scope and number of characters
noun: a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words

short story in British English
noun: a prose narrative of shorter length than the novel, esp one that concentrates on a single theme

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