Dictionary

story arc en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈstɔː.ɹi ɑɹk/ (US)
• /ˈstɔː.ɹi ɑːk/ (UK)

Etymology

From story + arc.

Meanings

1. The chronological construction of a plot or storyline, especially one specific to a particular character or plot aspect; an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television or comic books.
   • A story arc can be developed continuously until it is completed, but it is more usual for a drama series to treat a story arc discontinuously... 2005, David Schmid, Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture:
   • This story arc about "hunting the buffalo" is part of a larger story arc about "developing relationships with the Indians". 1992, Linda Seger, The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film:

Forms

Deriveds

mytharc

Relateds

identity trajectory

Synonyms

narrative arc

Translations (21)

ja アーク (narrative line within a fictional plot) · fi tarinakaari (narrative line within a fictional plot) · ar مُنْعَطَف القِصَّة (narrative line within a fictional plot) · ja 編 (narrative line within a fictional plot) · pl akcja (narrative line within a fictional plot) · pt arco de história (narrative line within a fictional plot) · ar تَسَلْسُل أَحْدَاث (narrative line within a fictional plot) · es arco argumental (narrative line within a fictional plot) · eo rakontarko (narrative line within a fictional plot) · fi juoni (narrative line within a fictional plot) · cmn 故事弧 (narrative line within a fictional plot) · fr arc narratif (narrative line within a fictional plot) · ko 스토리 아크 (narrative line within a fictional plot) · it arco narrativo (narrative line within a fictional plot) · ru сюже́тная а́рка (narrative line within a fictional plot) · cmn 劇情綫 /剧情线 (narrative line within a fictional plot) · sv båge (narrative line within a fictional plot) · cmn 情節綫 /情节线 (narrative line within a fictional plot) · es arco narrativo (narrative line within a fictional plot) · ru сюже́тная ли́ния (narrative line within a fictional plot) · gl arco narrativo (narrative line within a fictional plot)