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history
[ his-tuh-ree, his-tree ]
noun
- the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
- 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.
Synonyms: ,
- the aggregate of past events.
- the record of past events and times, especially in connection with the human race.
- a past notable for its important, unusual, or interesting events:
a ship with a history.
- 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.
- a systematic account of any set of natural phenomena without particular reference to time:
a history of the American eagle.
- a drama representing historical events:
Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies.
history
/ ˈhɪstrɪ; ˈhɪstərɪ /
noun
- a record or account, often chronological in approach, of past events, developments, etc
- ( as modifier )
a history play
a history book
- all that is preserved or remembered of the past, esp in written form
- the discipline of recording and interpreting past events involving human beings
- past events, esp when considered as an aggregate
- an event in the past, esp one that has been forgotten or reduced in importance
their quarrel was just history
- the past, background, previous experiences, etc, of a thing or person
the house had a strange history
- computing a stored list of the websites that a user has recently visited
- a play that depicts or is based on historical events
- a narrative relating the events of a character's life
the history of Joseph Andrews
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲd·t· noun plural underhistories
- ܲ·t· noun plural unhistories
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of history1
Idioms and Phrases
see ancient history ; go down (in history) ; make history ; (history) repeats itself .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"Sometimes people don't realise they are living through a moment of history," a cabinet minister notes, as Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping square up to each other, and stock markets plunge.
As you’ve noted, to qualify for your own benefit you would need 40 quarterly credits or 10 years of work history at jobs that paid into Social Security.
Jered Weaver, one of the greatest pitchers in Angels history, caught the ceremonial first pitch Friday.
Zeldin described the announcement in March as the “greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history.”
They got revenge against Louisiana State to make school history and reach Tampa.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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