MEANING
Known for an interesting, celebrated, or much-recounted history.
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Legendary reputation; accumulated anecdotes; remembered public lifeMake the place feel laden with stories rather than merely old.
Words that belong together
- storied city
- storied venue
- storied past
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The storied café had hosted poets, exiles, and at least one disastrous revolution.
Every guide claimed a different famous visitor for the storied hotel.
The town's storied past gave an ordinary anniversary unusual weight.
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Usage notes
Primary category: setting. Often literary or promotional; highlights the narratives attached to a place. Distinct from storied/storeyed meaning having building floors. Usually non-gradable; more storied / most storied can compare richness or fame of history.
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