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half story
noun
- a usable living space within a sloping roof, usually having dormer windows for lighting.
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Origin of half story1
Example Sentences
"You can't give them a half story – because they know the full story. It's got to match up with what they already believe to some degree."
Derivative is excusable, a half story is not.
In an interview published last night on the PrivacySurgeon.org blog, Madsen, who has been attacked for holding controversial views on espionage issues, said he had decided to speak out after becoming concerned about the "half story" told by EU politicians regarding the extent of the NSA's activities in .
The mission dwelling consisted of two houses joined by a covered veranda,—one, a one-storied bamboo; the other framed of boards, one and a half story.
The house itself, which was built of stone, and almost square, contained ten rooms; four of about the same size below, and four exactly like them above, and two in the attic or half story in the roof.
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