Short Story

Short Story
Short Sto|ry
['ʃɔ:t 'stɔ:ri] die; - -, - -s, auch Short|sto|ry die; -, -s
<aus gleichbed. engl.-amerik. short story, zu engl. story »Geschichte, Erzählung«>
Kurzgeschichte, ↑Novelle

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