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A story included in a publication that is highlighted on the front cover.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: media
Examples
- We didn't even think it was that important, at first, and yet by the end of the week it had become the cover story of the next issue.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A fictitious account that is intended to hide one's real motive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war
Examples
- The cover story of an intelligence agent posing as a foreign service officer is called a diplomatic cover in the trade.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Any fictitious account used to hide, distract from, or falsely explain the truth which one intends to conceal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
封面故事
(fēngmiàn gùshì)
— story on a publication's front page
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Dutch:
omslagartikel
— story on a publication's front page
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Finnish:
etusivun juttu
— story on a publication's front page
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French:
gros titre
— story on a publication's front page
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German:
Titelgeschichte
— story on a publication's front page
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German:
Coverstory
— story on a publication's front page
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Polish:
artykuł z okładki
— story on a publication's front page
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Portuguese:
manchete
— story on a publication's front page
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Russian:
те́ма но́мера
(téma nómera)
— story on a publication's front page
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Russian:
гла́вная статья́
(glávnaja statʹjá)
— story on a publication's front page
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Russian:
загла́вная исто́рия
(zaglávnaja istórija)
— story on a publication's front page
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Spanish:
primera plana
— story on a publication's front page
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Chinese Mandarin:
託詞 /托词
(tuōcí)
— fictitious account
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Finnish:
peitetarina
— fictitious account
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French:
couverture
— fictitious account
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German:
Legende
— fictitious account
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Polish:
legenda
— fictitious account
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Portuguese:
história para encobrir
— fictitious account
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Russian:
прикры́тие
(prikrýtije)
— fictitious account
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Russian:
леге́нда
(legénda)
— fictitious account
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Spanish:
tapadera
— fictitious account
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Ukrainian:
леге́нда
(lehénda)
— fictitious account
