| Main Entry: | short story |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | short work of fiction |
Synonyms: |
account, narrative, novelette, novella, tale, yarn |
Antonyms: |
epic |
| Main Entry: | anecdote |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | interesting or amusing story |
Synonyms: |
chestnut, episode, fairy tale, fish story, gag, incident, long and short of it, narration, narrative, old chestnut, recital, relation, reminiscence, short story, sketch, tale, tall story, tall tale, yarn |
| Notes: | an antidote is a remedy or other agent used to neutralize or counteract the effects of a poison; an agent is a force or substance that relieves or counteracts; an anecdote is a short account of an interesting or humorous incident |
| Main Entry: | composition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | written or musical creation |
Synonyms: |
arrangement, article, cantata, chart, concerto, dissertation, drama, essay, exercise, exposition, fiction, getup, literary work, manuscript, melody, music, novel, number, opus, paper, piece, play, poetry, rhapsody, romance, score, setup, short story, song, stanza, study, symphony, theme, thesis, tune, verse, work, writing |
| Main Entry: | tale |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | story |
Synonyms: |
account, anecdote, fable, fairy tale, fiction, folk tale, legend, myth, narration, narrative, novel, relation, report, romance, saga, short story, yarn |
| Main Entry: | composition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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| Concept: | Composition. |
| Category: | 4. CONCRETE QUANTITY |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
composition, constitution, crasis; combination; inclusion, admission, comprehension, reception; embodiment; formation.
-verbs
be composed of, be made of, be formed of, be made up of; consist of, be resolved into., include (in a class); contain, hold, comprehend, take in, admit, embrace, embody; involve, implicate; drag into., compose, constitute, form, make; make up, fill up, build up; enter into the composition of (be a component).
-adjectives
containing, constituting.
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