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short story

noun

  1. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words.

short story

noun

  1. a prose narrative of shorter length than the novel, esp one that concentrates on a single theme
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • ǰ-ٴ۲ adjective
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Origin of short story1

First recorded in 1885–90
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