Storey

Storey
Storey \Sto"rey\, n. See {Story}. [1913 Webster]

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  • Storey — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: David Storey (* 1933), britischer Autor Dominic Storey (* 1989), neuseeländischer Rennfahrer Dudley Storey (* 1939), neuseeländischer Ruderer Ian Storey Moore (* 1945), englischer Fußballspieler und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Storey —   [ stɔːrɪ],    1) Anthony, englischer Schriftsteller, * Wakefield 10. 11. 1928, Bruder von 2); sein Interesse an Psychologie und Religion prägt seine Romane über das Thema der Bruderrivalität (»Jesus Iscariot«, 1967; »Brothers keepers«, 1975)… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • storey — (N. Amer. also story) ► NOUN (pl. storeys or stories) ▪ a part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level. ORIGIN from Latin historia history : perhaps originally referring to a tier of painted windows or sculptures on a… …   English terms dictionary

  • storey — [stôr′ē] n. pl. storeys Brit. sp. of STORY2 …   English World dictionary

  • Storey — Ground floor redirects here. For the bottom floor of a building with no basement, see solid ground floor. For other uses, see Storey (disambiguation). A storey (British English) or story (American English) is any level part of a building that… …   Wikipedia

  • storey — floor, storey In Britain the storey at ground level is called the ground floor. A single storey house is one with a ground floor only; a two storey house has a ground floor with a first floor above it; a three storey house has a second floor… …   Modern English usage

  • storey — (esp. BrE) (AmE usually story) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lower ▪ top, upper ▪ first, second, etc. ▪ He …   Collocations dictionary

  • storey — sto|rey BrE story AmE [ˈsto:ri] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: story; perhaps because some medieval buildings had paintings on their walls telling stories] a floor or level of a building ▪ a staircase leads to the upper storey two storey/five storey …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • storey */ — UK [ˈstɔːrɪ] / US [ˈstɔrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms storey : singular storey plural storeys British a level in a building a six storey building a single storey extension …   English dictionary

  • -storey — [[t] stɔ͟ːri[/t]] COMB in ADJ storey is used after numbers to form adjectives that indicate that a building has a particular number of floors or levels. → See also multi storey ...a modern three storey building. (in AM, use story) …   English dictionary

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