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standalone story

[/ˈstændəloʊn ˈstɔːri/]
nounpl: standalone stories
história independente
1. A narrative or story that is complete and self-contained, requiring no prior knowledge of other stories or sequels to be understood and enjoyed
The author wrote a standalone story that could be read without reading her other books.
A autora escreveu uma história independente que podia ser lida sem ler seus outros livros.
2. In publishing and entertainment, a work that does not belong to a series and is not connected to other works by the same creator
Unlike her previous novels, this standalone story does not require familiarity with a larger universe.
Diferentemente de seus romances anteriores, esta história independente não requer familiaridade com um universo maior.
Synonyms
self-contained storyone-off narrativeindependent narrativesingle story
Antonyms
seriessequelprequelserialized storyconnected narrative

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
história independente
Most common usage in Brazilian Portuguese
São Paulo
narrativa autossuficiente
Alternative formal usage
Portugal
história autónoma
Common usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

a story that stands on its own
self-contained narrative
one-off story
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