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5 dictionary results for: Natural history
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
natural history
–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.
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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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natural history

noun
the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals 

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The American Heritage Science Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
natural history  
The study and description of living things and natural objects, especially their origins, evolution, and relationships to one another. Natural history includes the sciences of zoology, mineralogy, geology, and paleontology.

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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.

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