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history
[ his-tuh-ree, his-tree ]
/ ˈhɪs tə ri, ˈhɪs tri /
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noun, plural his·to·ries.
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Origin of history
synonym study for history
2. See narrative.
OTHER WORDS FROM history
un·der·his·to·ry, noun, plural un·der·his·to·ries.un·his·to·ry, noun, plural un·his·to·ries.Words nearby history
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British Dictionary definitions for history
history
/ (ˈhɪstərɪ, ˈhɪstrɪ) /
noun plural -ries
Abbreviation (for senses 1–3): hist
Word Origin for history
C15: from Latin historia, from Greek: enquiry, from historein to narrate, from histōr judge
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Other Idioms and Phrases with history
history
see ancient history; go down (in history); make history; (history) repeats itself.
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