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Story and History Definitions

Story

An account or report regarding the facts of an event or group of events
The witness changed her story under questioning.

History

A chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including an explanation of or commentary on those events
A history of the Vikings.

Story

An anecdote
Came back from the trip with some good stories.

History

A formal written account of related natural phenomena
A history of volcanoes.

Story

A lie
Told us a story about the dog eating the cookies.

History

A record of a patient's general medical background
Took the patient's history.
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Story

A usually fictional prose or verse narrative intended to interest or amuse the hearer or reader; a tale.

History

An established condition or pattern of behavior
An inmate with a history of mental illness and drug abuse.

Story

A short story.

History

The branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events
"History has a long-range perspective" (Elizabeth Gurley Flynn).

Story

The plot of a narrative or dramatic work.

History

The past events relating to a particular thing
The history of their rivalry is full of intrigue.
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Story

A news article or broadcast.

History

The aggregate of past events or human affairs
Basic tools used throughout history.

Story

Something viewed as or providing material for a literary or journalistic treatment
"He was colorful, he was charismatic, he was controversial, he was a good story" (Terry Ann Knopf).

History

An interesting past
A house with history.

Story

The background information regarding something
What's the story on these unpaid bills?.

History

Something that belongs to the past
Their troubles are history now.
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Story

Romantic legend or tradition
A hero known to us in story.

History

(Slang) One that is no longer worth consideration
Why should we worry about him? He's history!.

Story

A complete horizontal division of a building, constituting the area between two adjacent floors.

History

A drama based on historical events
The histories of Shakespeare.

Story

The set of rooms on the same floor of a building.

History

The aggregate of past events.
History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.

Story

To decorate with scenes representing historical or legendary events.

History

The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
He teaches history at the university.
History will not look kindly on these tyrants.
He dreams of an invention that will make history.

Story

(Archaic) To tell as a story.

History

The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it (prehistory).
In all of human history and prehistory
In all recorded history

Story

An account of real or fictional events.
The book tells the story of two roommates.

History

(countable) A set of events involving an entity.
What is your medical history?
The family's history includes events best forgotten.
A long and sordid history

Story

A lie, fiction.
You’ve been telling stories again, haven’t you?

History

(countable) A record or narrative description of past events.
I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories.
A short history of post-Columbian colonization

Story

A soap opera.
What will she do without being able to watch her stories?

History

A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy.
He has a history of cancer in his family.
This diagnosis is usually based solely on the history and physical examination, although laboratory tests are occasionally also obtained.

Story

(obsolete) History.

History

A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history.

Story

A sequence of events, or a situation, such as might be related in an account.
What's the story with him?
I tried it again; same story, no error message, nothing happened.

History

(informal) Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history.

Story

A chronological collection of pictures or short videos published by a user on an application or website that is typically only available for a short period.

History

(uncountable) Shared experience or interaction.
There is too much history between them for them to split up now.
He has had a lot of history with the police.

Story

(computing) user story

History

(obsolete) To narrate or record.

Story

To tell as a story; to relate or narrate about.

History

A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a legislative bill.

Story

A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a building's exterior considered architecturally, which need not correspond exactly with the stories within.

History

A systematic, written account of events, particularly of those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, and usually connected with a philosophical explanation of their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a romance; - distinguished also from annals, which relate simply the facts and events of each year, in strict chronological order; from biography, which is the record of an individual's life; and from memoir, which is history composed from personal experience, observation, and memory.
Histories are as perfect as the historian is wise, and is gifted with an eye and a soul.
For aught that I could ever read,Could ever hear by tale or history.
What histories of toil could I declare!
Justly Cæsar scorns the poet's lays;It is to history he trusts for praise.
No more yet of this;For 't is a chronicle of day by day,Not a relation for a breakfast.
Many glorious examples in the annals of our religion.

Story

A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.
One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story.
Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive story.
The four great monarchies make the subject of ancient story.

History

To narrate or record.

Story

The relation of an incident or minor event; a short narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less elaborate than a novel; a short romance.

History

The aggregate of past events;
A critical time in the school's history

Story

A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to tell a story.

History

The continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future;
All of human history

Story

To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a story; to narrate or describe in story.
How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter, rather than story him in his own hearing.
It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it was seventy cubits high.

History

A record or narrative description of past events;
A history of France
He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
The story of exposure to lead

Story

A message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program;
His narrative was interesting
Disney's stories entertain adults as well as children

History

The discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings;
He teaches Medieval history
History takes the long view

Story

A piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events;
He writes stories for the magazines

History

All that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge;
The dawn of recorded history
From the beginning of history

Story

Structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building;
What level is the office on?

Story

A record or narrative description of past events;
A history of France
He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
The story of exposure to lead

Story

A short account of the news;
The report of his speech
The story was on the 11 o'clock news
The account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious

Story

A trivial lie;
He told a fib about eating his spinach
How can I stop my child from telling stories?

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