story arc
UK/ˈstɔː.ɹi ɑːk/US/ˈstɔː.ɹi ɑɹk/
story arc noun: the chronological construction of a plot or storyline, especially one specific to a particular character or plot aspect; an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.
Noun
story arc (plural story arcs)
- The chronological construction of a plot or storyline, especially one specific to a particular character or plot aspect; an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.
- This story arc about "hunting the buffalo" is part of a larger story arc about "developing relationships with the Indians".1992, Linda Seger, The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film
- A story arc can be developed continuously until it is completed, but it is more usual for a drama series to treat a story arc discontinuously...2005, David Schmid, Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture
- Synonyms:
- narrative arc
story arc meaning in Arabic
story arc in Arabic
- narrative line within a fictional plot
- مُنْعَطَف القِصَّة munʕaṭaf al-qiṣṣa, تَسَلْسُل أَحْدَاث tasalsul ʔaḥdāṯ
Synonyms of story arc
Forms of story arc
| plural | story arcs |
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Origin of story arc
From story + arc.
Words formed from story arc
Questions about story arc
- What does story arc mean?
- Story arc means the chronological construction of a plot or storyline, especially one specific to a particular character or plot aspect; an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.
- What is story arc in Arabic?
- Story arc in Arabic is مُنْعَطَف القِصَّة (munʕaṭaf al-qiṣṣa), تَسَلْسُل أَحْدَاث (tasalsul ʔaḥdāṯ). See Story arc meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is story arc?
- Story arc is a noun.
- How do you pronounce story arc?
- Story arc is pronounced /ˈstɔː.ɹi ɑːk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of story arc?
- The plural of story arc is story arcs.
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