# storey

Pronunciation: UK say "STAW-ree" /ˈstɔː.ɹɪ/; US say "STOR-ee" /ˈstɔɹ.i/

## Noun

1. Any of the levels that a building or ship is divided into, one above another.
   - Simple: One of the levels of a building or ship, each with its own floor.
   - _Each storey of the old mill has been turned into offices._
   - _Planners turned down a twelve-storey tower beside the canal._
2. Each of the parts stacked one above the other in the shape of letters such as a and g.
   - Simple: One of the parts, one on top of the other, that make up letters like a and g.
   - _Many typefaces draw the lowercase a with a second storey arching over the bowl._
   - _Handwriting usually turns the double-storey g into a simpler single-storey form._

## Noun

3. A building as a whole, particularly a large or grand one. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A whole building, often a large one.

## Origin

From Middle English story, via Medieval Latin historia ("narrative, illustration, frieze"), from Ancient Greek historíā ("learning through research"); it is a doublet of story and history. The building sense probably arose from the narrative friezes on the upper levels of medieval buildings, especially churches. A suggested origin in Old French estoree ("a building") seems unlikely, since historia already meant "storey of a building" in Anglo-Latin.

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