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his·to·ry    Audio Help   [his-tuh-ree, his-tree] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ries.
1.the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.
2.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.
3.the aggregate of past events.
4.the record of past events and times, esp. in connection with the human race.
5.a past notable for its important, unusual, or interesting events: a ship with a history.
6.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.
7.a systematic account of any set of natural phenomena without particular reference to time: a history of the American eagle.
8.a drama representing historical events: Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies.

[Origin: 1350–1400; ME historie < L historia < Gk historía learning or knowing by inquiry, history; deriv. of hístōr one who knows or sees (akin to wit, video, veda)]

2. record, annals. See narrative.
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his·to·ry    Audio Help   (hĭs'tə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. his·to·ries
    1. A usually chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people or institution, often including an explanation of or commentary on those events: a history of the Vikings.
    2. A formal written account of related natural phenomena: a history of volcanoes.
    3. A record of a patient's medical background.
    4. An established record or pattern of behavior: an inmate with a history of substance abuse.
    5. The past events relating to a particular thing: The history of their rivalry is full of intrigue.
    6. The aggregate of past events or human affairs: basic tools used throughout history.
    7. An interesting past: a house with history.
    8. Something that belongs to the past: Their troubles are history now.
    9. Slang One that is no longer worth consideration: Why should we worry about him? He's history!
  1. The branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events: "History has a long-range perspective" (Elizabeth Gurley Flynn).
    1. The past events relating to a particular thing: The history of their rivalry is full of intrigue.
    2. The aggregate of past events or human affairs: basic tools used throughout history.
    3. An interesting past: a house with history.
    4. Something that belongs to the past: Their troubles are history now.
    5. Slang One that is no longer worth consideration: Why should we worry about him? He's history!
  2. A drama based on historical events: the histories of Shakespeare.


[Middle English histoire, from Old French, from Latin historia, from Greek historiā, from historein, to inquire, from histōr, learned man; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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history 
1390, "relation of incidents" (true or false), from O.Fr. historie, from L. historia "narrative, account, tale, story," from Gk. historia "a learning or knowing by inquiry, history, record, narrative," from historein "inquire," from histor "wise man, judge," from PIE *wid-tor-, from base *weid- "to know," lit. "to see" (see vision). Related to Gk. idein "to see," and to eidenai "to know." In M.E., not differentiated from story; sense of "record of past events" probably first attested 1485. Sense of "systematic account (without reference to time) of a set of natural phenomena" (1567) is now obs. except in natural history. What is historic (1669) is noted or celebrated in history; what is historical (1561) deals with history. Historian "writer of history in the higher sense," distinguished from a mere annalist or chronicler, is from 1531. The O.E. word was þeod-wita.

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history

noun
1. the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history" 
2. a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead" 
3. the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" 
4. the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future; "all of human history" 
5. all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history" 

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history1 [ˈhistəri] nounplural ˈhistories
the study of events etc that happened in the past
Example: She is studying British history; (also adjective) a history lesson/book
Arabic: تاريخ
Chinese (Simplified): 历史
Chinese (Traditional): 歷史學
Czech: dějiny; dějepisný
Danish: historie; historie-
Dutch: geschiedenis
Estonian: ajalugu
Finnish: historia
French: (d')histoire
German: die Geschichte, Geschichts-…
Greek: ιστορία
Hungarian: történelem
Icelandic: (mannkyns)saga, sagnfræði
Indonesian: sejarah
Italian: storia; di storia*
Japanese: 歴史研究
Latvian: vēsture; vēstures-
Lithuanian: istorija
Norwegian: historie
Polish: historia
Portuguese (Brazil): história
Portuguese (Portugal): história
Romanian: (de) istorie
Russian: история
Slovak: dejiny; dejepisný
Slovenian: zgodovina; zgodovinski
Spanish: historia
Swedish: historia; historie-
Turkish: tarih
history2 [ˈhistəri] noun
a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc
Example: I'm writing a history of Scotland.
Arabic: وَصْف
Chinese (Simplified): 过去事情的记载
Chinese (Traditional): 過去事情的記載
Czech: historie
Danish: historie
Dutch: geschiedenis
Estonian: ajalugu
Finnish: historia
French: histoire
German: die Geschichte
Greek: ιστορία
Hungarian: történet
Icelandic: saga
Indonesian: sejarah
Italian: storia
Japanese: 歴史
Latvian: vēsture
Lithuanian: istorija
Norwegian: historie
Polish: historia, dzieje
Portuguese (Brazil): história
Portuguese (Portugal): história
Romanian: istorie
Russian: история
Slovak: história, dejiny
Slovenian: zgodovina
Spanish: historia
Swedish: historia
Turkish: tarih, tarihçe
history3 [ˈhistəri] noun
(the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something)
Example: This desk/word has a very interesting history.
Arabic: تاريخ، أحْداث
Chinese (Simplified): 来历
Chinese (Traditional): 來歷
Czech: historie
Danish: historie
Dutch: verhaal
Estonian: ajalugu
Finnish: historia
French: histoire
German: die Vergangenheit
Greek: ιστορία
Hungarian: történet
Icelandic: saga
Indonesian: riwayat
Italian: storia
Japanese: 来歴
Latvian: vēsture; pagātne
Lithuanian: istorija
Norwegian: historie
Polish: historia
Portuguese (Brazil): história
Portuguese (Portugal): história
Romanian: po­veste
Russian: история
Slovak: história, minulosť
Slovenian: zgodovina
Spanish: historia
Swedish: historia
Turkish: tarihçe
See also: historian, historic, historical, make history

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history
1. A record of previous user inputs (e.g. to a command interpreter) which can be re-entered without re-typing them. The major improvement of the C shell (csh) over the Bourne shell (sh) was the addition of a command history. This was still inferior to the history mechanism on VMS which allowed you to recall previous commands as the current input line. You could then edit the command using cursor motion, insert and delete. These sort of history editing facilities are available under tcsh and GNU Emacs.
2. The history of computing.
3. See Usenet newsgroups soc.history and alt.history for discussion of the history of the world.
(1995-04-05)

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History

An"nals\, n. pl. [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr. annus year. Cf. Annual.]

1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event being recorded under the year in which it happened. "Annals the revolution." --Macaulay. "The annals of our religion." --Rogers.

2. Historical records; chronicles; history.

The short and simple annals of the poor. --Gray.

It was one of the most critical periods in our annals. --Burke.

3. sing. The record of a single event or item. "In deathless annal." --Young.

4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries, transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."

Syn: History. See History.
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History

Chron"i*cle\, n. [OE. cronicle, fr. cronique, OF. cronique, F. chronique, L. chronica, fr. Gr. ?, neut. pl. of ?. See Chronic.]

1. An historical register or account of facts or events disposed in the order of time.

2. A narrative of events; a history; a record.

3. pl. The two canonical books of the Old Testament in which immediately follow 2 Kings.

Syn: Syn. - Register; record; annals. See History.
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