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(noun) the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings: "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view" |
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Related Words: arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts |
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(noun) 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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Related Words: cognition, knowledge |
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(noun) 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" |
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Synonyms: account, chronicle, story |
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Related Words: annals, biography, case history, chronological record, etymology, historical document, historical paper, historical record, life, life history, life story, record |
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(noun) the aggregate of past events: "a critical time in the school's history" |
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Related Words: past, past times, yesteryear, yore |
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(noun) the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future: "all of human history" |
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Related Words: continuum |
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