story Copy link Outline I. A tale1. fābŭla (gen. term but always carrying with it the notion of fiction)2. narrātio, narrātiuncŭla v. NARRATIVE.3. often expr. by res (fact)II. HistoryIII. A falsehood mendācium v. LIE.IV. A division of a building • story: I. A tale: 1. fābŭla (gen. term but always carrying with it the notion of fiction): Cic.: Liv.: Hor v. fable, tale. Dimin. fabella (a short s.): trifling fictitious s.s, commenticiae fabellae, Cic. Div. 2, 38, 80. 2. narrātio, narrātiuncŭla v. narrative. 3. often expr. by res (fact): so to tell one's s. that the narrative may be credible, rem narrare ita ut verisimilis narratio sit, Cic. de Or. 2, 19, 80. Phr to relate strange s.s, miracula, monstra, portenta narrare, nuntiare: v. marvel, wonder. II. History: histŏria: v. history. III. A falsehood mendācium v. lie. IV. A division of a building: tăbŭlātum v. storey.