histoˈriāted adjective

Decorated with elaborate ornamental designs and figures (also stoˈriated)

historic /-torˈik/ adjective

Famous or important in history

historˈical adjective

1. Relating to history
2. Containing history
3. Derived from history
4. Associated with history
5. According to history
6. Authentic. (Formerly historic and historical were often used interchangeably)

historˈically adverb

historˈicism or histˈorism noun

1. A theory that all sociological phenomena are historically determined
2. A strong or excessive concern with and respect for the institutions of the past

historˈicist noun and adjective

historicity /hist-ər-isˈi-ti/ noun

Historical truth or actuality

historˈicize or historˈicise /-sīz/ transitive verb

To make or represent as historical

historietteˈ noun

A short history or story

historˈify transitive verb

To record in history

historiogˈrapher noun

A writer of history (esp an official historian)

historiographˈic or historiographˈical adjective

historiographˈically adverb

historiogˈraphy noun

The art or employment of writing history

historiolˈogy noun

The knowledge or study of history

historism noun see historicism above

historical linguistics singular noun

The study of the history of languages

historical materialism noun

The Marxist theory that all historic processes and forms of society are based on economic factors

historical method noun

The study of a subject in its historical development

historical novel noun

A novel having as its setting a period in history and involving historical characters and events

historical painting noun

The painting of historic scenes in which historic figures are introduced

historical present noun

The present tense used for the past, to add life and reality to the narrative

historical school noun

Those scholars, esp in the fields of economics, legal philosophy and ethnology, who emphasize historical circumstance and evolutionary development in their researches and conclusions

historic cost or historical cost noun (accounting)

The actual price paid (cf current-cost)

historic pricing noun

Trading of unit trusts on the price set at the latest valuation

be history (informal)

To be finished, gone, dead, etc, as in he's history

go down in history

To be remembered and commented on for many years

make history

1. To do that which will mould the future or have to be recognized by future historians
2. To do something never previously accomplished

story¹ /stōˈri or stöˈ/

noun

1. A narrative of incidents in their sequence
2. A fictitious narrative
3. A tale
4. An anecdote
5. The plot of a novel or drama
6. A theme
7. An account, report, statement, allegation
8. A news article
9. A lie, fib (informal)
10. A legend
11. History (obsolete)

transitive verb

1. To tell or describe historically, to relate (rare)
2. To adorn (a pot, etc) with scenes from history

intransitive verb (rare)

To relate

stoˈriated adjective

Decorated with elaborate ornamental designs (also historiated)

stoˈried adjective

1. Told or celebrated in a story
2. Having a history
3. Adorned with scenes from history

storietteˈ or storyetteˈ noun

A short tale

storiolˈogist noun

storiolˈogy noun

The scientific study of folk tales

stoˈrying noun and adjective

stoˈryboard noun

(a board on which is mounted) a series of rough sketches showing the sequence of film images to be used in an advertisement, cinema film, television programme, etc

stoˈrybook noun

A book of tales true or fictitious, esp one for children

adjective

1. Unreal, fantastic
2. Rather luckier or happier than in real life

stoˈryline noun

The main plot of a novel, film, television series, etc, or line along which the plot is to develop

stoˈryteller noun

1. A person who relates tales
2. A liar (informal)

stoˈrytelling noun

cut a long story short

To come quickly to the point without lingering over details

end of story (informal)

The matter or discussion is closed

the same old story

An often-repeated event or situation

the story goes

It is generally said