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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestrama
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈtrama
"La trama del film era avvincente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The sequence of events or plot in a narrative work.
"The storyline of the movie kept the audience engaged until the very end." - 2
A brief summary of the main events of a story.
"The author provided a concise storyline in the book's synopsis."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'storyline' combines 'story', derived from the Old English 'starrian', meaning 'to tell', and 'line', from the Latin 'linea', meaning 'a line or thread'. The concept evolved in the 20th century to refer specifically to the narrative structure of a story.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Storyline" is said worldwide
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intrigue
Transliteration: ɛ̃.tʁiɡ
"L'intrigue du film était captivante."
Handlungsstrang
Transliteration: ˈhantlʊŋsˌʃtʁaŋ
"Der Handlungsstrang des Buches war sehr spannend."
trama
Transliteration: ˈtrama
"La trama del film era avvincente."
argumento
Transliteration: arɡumen̪to
"El argumento de la novela es intrigante."
enredo
Transliteration: ẽˈʁɛdu
"O enredo do filme foi surpreendente."
कहानी की धारा
Transliteration: kahānī kī dhārā
"फिल्म की कहानी की धारा बहुत रोचक थी।"
情节
Transliteration: qíngjié
"电影的情节非常引人入胜。"
줄거리
Transliteration: julgeori
"영화의 줄거리는 매우 흥미로웠다."
ストーリーライン
Transliteration: sutōrīrain
"映画のストーリーラインは非常に面白かった。"
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