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short story

A short piece of prose fiction, having few characters and aiming at unity of effect.

short story

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a prose narrative of shorter length than the novel, esp one that concentrates on a single theme

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short story - a prose narrative shorter than a novel

story - a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; "he writes stories for the magazines"

Translations

short story n → racconto, novella

short story → قصة قصيرة povídka novelle Kurzgeschichte διήγημα cuento novelli nouvelle kratka priča racconto 短篇小説 단편 소설 kort verhaal novelle opowiadanie conto рассказ novell เรื่องสั้น kısa öykü truyện ngắn 短篇小说

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short story (redirected from The short story)

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