n.
(pl. storeys or stories)
a part of a building comprising all the rooms that are on the same level.
Derivative
- -storeyed
(N. Amer. also -storied)
adj.
Etymology
ME: shortening of L. historia ‘history’, a special use in Anglo-Latin, perh. orig. denoting a tier of painted windows or sculptures representing a historical subject.
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