Sekirov Dictionary

history

/ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/

noun 10
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 3

noun10

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all the events of the past, whether anyone wrote them down or not
- The history of mammals stretches back many millions of years.
- History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.
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The empirical study of past events, as distinct from literature, myth, or scripture; the assessment of notable events.
- He teaches Latin American history at the university and publishes books about the Cold War.
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A set of events involving an entity.
- What is your medical history?
- The family's history includes events best forgotten.
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A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
- A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy.
- He has a history of cancer in his family.
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A record or narrative description of past events.
- I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories.
- Thucydides wrote a history of the Peleponnesian War that uses different sources than Herodotus' work.
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A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
- I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history.
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(informal) Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
- I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history.
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Shared experience or interaction.
- There is too much history between them for them to split up now.
- He has had a lot of history with the police.
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A historically significant event.
- You are witnessing history!
The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it.

verb1

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(no longer used) To narrate or record.
- And therefore will hee wipe his Tables cleane, And keepe no Tell-tale to his Memorie, That may repeat, and Historie his losse — 1596

forms

historied · historying · histories

Phrases with history

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