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Building Storey ˈstɔːri House Noun Upper/Lower Single Storey/Two Storey Four Storeyed

Word3 storey
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈstɔːri/ /ˈstɔːri/
Example
  • the upper/lower storey of the house
  • a single-storey/two-storey building
  • a four-storeyed building
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storey

(noun)/ˈstɔːri/ /ˈstɔːri/
  1. a level of a building; a floor
    • SEE ALSO multi-storey
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/multi-storey-car-park#multi_storey_car_park_vg_1
    • the upper/lower storey of the house
    • a single-storey/two-storey building

    Extra Examples

    • He jumped out of the second-storey/second-story window.
    • I live on the top storey.
    • The building is four storeys/stories high.
    • The house has three storeys.
    • The kitchen occupies the lower storey.
    • They plan to add an extra storey.
    • a five-storey house
  2. having the number of levels mentioned
    • a four-storeyed building

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English: shortening of Latin historia ‘history, story’, a special use in Anglo-Latin, perhaps originally denoting a tier of painted windows or sculptures on the front of a building (representing a historical subject).
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