historiography
historiography

history


Definition: Meaning of, history in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈhɪst(ə)ri /

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history histories
  1. past events [uncountable] all the things that happened in the past, especially the political, social, or economic development of a nation
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  2. development of something [singular, uncountable] the events that took place from the beginning and during the development of a particular place, activity, institution etc
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  3. subject [uncountable] the study of past events as a subject in school or university
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  4. account [countable] an account of past events
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  5. past life [uncountable and countable] a record of something that has affected someone or been done by them in the past
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  6. make history to do something important that will be recorded and remembered
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  7. something will go down in history used to say that something is important enough to be remembered and recorded
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  8. history repeats itself used to say that things often happen in the same way as they did before
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  9. the history books the record of past events
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  10. ... and the rest is history informal used to say that everyone knows the rest of a story you have been telling
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  11. that's (past/ancient) history spoken informal used to say that something is not important any more
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history used in phrases

  • Brief History of Time, A
    1. a book by Stephen HAWKING in which he explains his ideas about how the universe and time began and how they have developed
  • Natural History Museum
    1. the Natural History Museum a MUSEUM in West London which contains objects and information about the history of plants, animals, and minerals, and is famous for its collection of DINOSAUR bones
    2. the Natural History Museum a similar museum in New York City
  • ancient history (noun)
    1. a history of the ancient world
    2. knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence
  • art history (noun)
    1. the academic discipline that studies the development of painting and sculpture
  • case history (noun)
    1. a detailed record of someone's past illnesses, problems etc that a doctor or SOCIAL WORKER studies
  • department of history (noun)
    1. the academic department responsible for teaching history
  • family history (noun)
    1. part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
  • history department (noun)
    1. the academic department responsible for teaching history
  • history lesson (noun)
    1. a lesson in the facts of history
  • history-sheeter (noun)
    1. India a person with a criminal history
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