storey — A level of a building; a floor
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: A level of a building; a floor
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈstɔːri/
Example Sentences
- My cat somehow climbed up to the fifth storey and refuses to come down.
- The apartment building has twenty storeys and two elevators that are always broken.
- We live in a single-storey house, so our upstairs neighbors are just birds on the roof.
storey
NOUN[/ˈstɔːri/]
A level of a building; a floor
A family climbs between storeys of a bright, cheerful residential building
Each storey stacked with glory and story — bearing worry through every floor
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Medieval Latin 'historia' meaning 'story' or 'narrative'. The building sense developed from medieval architecture where each floor featured different carved or painted stories.
Breakdown
histor- (story/narrative) + -ia (noun suffix, later adapted to -ey in English)
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My cat somehow climbed up to the fifth storey and refuses to come down.”
“The apartment building has twenty storeys and two elevators that are always broken.”
“We live in a single-storey house, so our upstairs neighbors are just birds on the roof.”
“The new shopping mall will have eight storeys including restaurants and a cinema.”
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