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campfire story

campfire story noun: a form of oral storytelling performed around an open fire at night, typically in the wilderness, largely connected with the telling of stories having supernatural motifs or elements of an urban legend.

Noun

campfire story (plural campfire stories)

  1. (Canada, US) A form of oral storytelling performed around an open fire at night, typically in the wilderness, largely connected with the telling of stories having supernatural motifs or elements of an urban legend.

Forms of campfire story

pluralcampfire stories

Questions about campfire story

What does campfire story mean?
Campfire story means a form of oral storytelling performed around an open fire at night, typically in the wilderness, largely connected with the telling of stories having supernatural motifs or elements of an urban legend.
What part of speech is campfire story?
Campfire story is a noun.
What is the plural of campfire story?
The plural of campfire story is campfire stories.

Words near campfire story in the dictionary

  1. Campfire Girls
  2. campfire ring
  3. campfire song
  4. campfire songs
  5. campfire stories
  6. campfire story
  7. campfirelight
  8. campfires
  9. campful
  10. campfuls
  11. Campgaw

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