short short story — n. a short story that is brief and usually has a surprise ending … English World dictionary
short short story — noun A fictional story that is briefer than typical short stories. We do not mean the length of the average short story, but rather that of the short short story that ranges from 500 to 1200 words. Syn: flash fiction, microfiction … Wiktionary
short short story — a very short piece of prose fiction, much more condensed than the average short story. * * * … Universalium
short short story — a very short piece of prose fiction, much more condensed than the average short story … Useful english dictionary
short story — short story, adj. a piece of prose fiction, usually under 10,000 words. [1885 90] * * * Brief fictional prose narrative. It usually presents a single significant episode or scene involving a limited number of characters. The form encourages… … Universalium
Short Story — Short Sto|ry, die; , s, Short|sto|ry, die; , s [ ʃɔ:tstɔ:ri, ʃɔ:t stɔ:ri, auch: …stɔri ; engl. short story, aus: short ↑ (Shorts) u. story, ↑ Story]: Kurzgeschichte. * * * Short Sto|ry [ ʃɔ:t stɔ:rɪ], die; , s, (auch:) Short|sto|ry, die; , s… … Universal-Lexikon
Short Story — Short Sto|ry [ ʃɔ:t stɔ:ri] die; , s, auch Short|sto|ry die; , s <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. short story, zu engl. story »Geschichte, Erzählung«> Kurzgeschichte, ↑Novelle … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
short story — short stories N COUNT A short story is a written story about imaginary events that is only a few pages long. He published a collection of short stories … English dictionary
short story — [ʃɔʀtstɔʀi] n. f. ÉTYM. 1955; mot angl., 1898, de short « court », et story « histoire ». ❖ ♦ Œuvre romanesque en général plus courte et moins élaborée que la nouvelle, dans les littératures de langue anglaise. ⇒ aussi Conte … Encyclopédie Universelle
short story — n a short written story about imaginary situations and characters … Dictionary of contemporary English
short story — noun count * a short piece of FICTION (=writing about an imaginary situation): a classic collection of short stories by Henry James … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
