history
Americannoun
plural
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the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
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a continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc., usually written as a chronological account; chronicle.
a history of France;
a medical history of the patient.
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the aggregate of past events.
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the record of past events and times, especially in connection with the human race.
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a past notable for its important, unusual, or interesting events.
a ship with a history.
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acts, ideas, or events that will or can shape the course of the future; immediate but significant happenings.
Firsthand observers of our space program see history in the making.
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a systematic account of any set of natural phenomena without particular reference to time.
a history of the American eagle.
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a drama representing historical events.
Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies.
noun
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a record or account, often chronological in approach, of past events, developments, etc
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( as modifier )
a history book
a history play
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all that is preserved or remembered of the past, esp in written form
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the discipline of recording and interpreting past events involving human beings
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past events, esp when considered as an aggregate
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an event in the past, esp one that has been forgotten or reduced in importance
their quarrel was just history
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the past, background, previous experiences, etc, of a thing or person
the house had a strange history
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computing a stored list of the websites that a user has recently visited
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a play that depicts or is based on historical events
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a narrative relating the events of a character's life
the history of Joseph Andrews
Related Words
See narrative.
Other Word Forms
- underhistory noun
- unhistory noun
Etymology
Origin of history
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English historie, from Latin historia, from Greek historía “learning or knowing by inquiry, history”; derivative of hístōr “one who knows or sees; learned”; akin to wit 2, video, Veda
Example Sentences
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Then came the Ukraine war, which is widely considered history’s biggest electronic-warfare conflict.
Florida had the largest Medicaid fraud in U.S. history yet isn’t on this list.”
From Los Angeles Times
About one in 10 people with MND have a family history of the condition, like Campbell.
From BBC
Students are now paying the highest tuition in history for a credential that serves only as a prerequisite for the actual training, which happens elsewhere.
Still, given the industry’s history of rollercoaster profits, these figures are worth watching closely.
From Barron's
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