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noun • a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people | ||||||||
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noun • In a series of works, an installment that is set chronologically before its predecessor, especially the original narrative or (perhaps improper usage) any narrative work with at least one sequel. | ||||||||
27% | 8 | Stories-within-stories | ||||||
noun • a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events • a brief section of a literary or dramatic work that forms part of a connected series • a part of a broadcast serial • film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie | ||||||||
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