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love story

love story

88 1.9
A story, like a book or film, about love between the main characters
  • noun
  • /lʌv ˈstɔri/
: historia de amor
  • The film is a heartwarming love story about two people who overcome obstacles to be together.
  • gay love story
  • thirteen love stories

There is, of course, this like horrible love story that just doesn't work out.

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Examples

  • Some people called it the greatest love story of the 20th century.

  • The book he is reading has a love story between the main characters, Walter and Nina.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • OK, another one is this is the greatest love story in the world.

  • And know this, I see an amazing love story in store for you.

  • It's a World War II love story.

  • For me, it's really a love story.

  • Well, I think it's a love story about believing in each other.

  • This is the most exquisite love story ever.

  • And so... here's where my love story with Roger began and here is where it's going to end.

  • I think Lee Russell and Neil Gamby is one of the great love stories in the last decade.

Synonyms

romance
vslove story
106 3.1

A story that focuses on love or exciting adventures

focuses narrowly on the romantic relationship rather than adventure or idealization

How Romantic

romance
106 3.1
love story
88 1.9
story
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

love story singular
love stories plural

Morphology

love + story

The meaning 'a narrative that centers on a romantic relationship' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'love' (romantic affection) with 'story' (a narrative). This compositional noun+noun phrase is common cross-linguistically (e.g. Spanish 'historia de amor') and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both words.

Etymology

Love story joins love and story, so imagine a tale that follows a romantic relationship between two people. That's why it means 'a story about a romantic relationship'.