Story
Story noun - A work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel.
Urban legend and story are semantically related. in tale topic. In some cases you can use "Urban legend" instead a noun "Story".
Urban legend
Urban legend noun - A story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true.
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Story and urban legend are semantically related. You can use "Story" instead a noun phrase "Urban legend".
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Unreliable Narrator: The ending reveals that the events of the film have become an urban legend at the school, and it's implied that the person telling the story is this.
Source: Film / Urban Legend -
He tells a ghost story (the urban legend "The Hook") to the children around a campfire.
Source: Ghost Story - Saturday Night Live had a skit where Stuart Smalley tells a "scary story" that starts out like the urban legend about the babysitter getting calls from inside the house.
Source: Mundane Ghost Story
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