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tell-a-story

tell-a-story adjective: resembling or characteristic of the act or practice of telling a story.

Adjective

tell-a-story

  1. (idiomatic) Resembling or characteristic of the act or practice of telling a story.
  2. (idiomatic) Of a straightforward and narrative style.

Questions about tell-a-story

What does tell-a-story mean?
Tell-a-story means resembling or characteristic of the act or practice of telling a story.
What part of speech is tell-a-story?
Tell-a-story is an adjective.

Words near tell-a-story in the dictionary

  1. tell us another
  2. tell us another one
  3. tell volumes
  4. tell you the truth
  5. tell you what
  6. tell-a-story
  7. tell-all
  8. tell-alls
  9. tell-tale
  10. tell-tale compass
  11. tell-tale compasses

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