sto|ry|book

sto|ry|book
sto|ry|book «STR ee BUK, STOHR-», noun, adjective.
–n.
a book containing one or more stories or tales, especially for children.
–adj.
of or like that of a storybook; romantic; fictional: »

a storybook hero, a storybook ending.


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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