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natural history

 
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–noun
1. the sciences, as botany, mineralogy, or zoology, dealing with the study of all objects in nature: used esp. in reference to the beginnings of these sciences in former times.
2. the study of these sciences.
Origin:
1560–70

Related forms:
natural historian, noun
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natural history  
n.  

  1. The study and description of organisms and natural objects, especially their origins, evolution, and interrelationships.

    1. A collection of facts about the development of a natural process or entity: the natural history of early hominids as revealed in the fossil record.

    2. A work or treatise containing such facts.

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Main Entry: natural history
Function: noun
: the natural development of something (as an organism or disease) over a period of time natural histories of tumors —H. S. N. Greene>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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natural history n.

  1. The study and description of organisms and natural objects, especially their origins, evolution, and interrelationships.

  2. A collection of facts about the development of a natural process or object.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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