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History

Noun

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1.NounThe aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.
"The history of mammals stretches back many millions of years.; History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.; He dreams of an invention that will make history."
2.NounThe 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."
3.NounThe 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.
"in all of human history and prehistory; since the dawn of history"
4.NounA set of events involving an entity.
"a long and sordid history; What is your medical history?; The family's history includes events best forgotten."
5.NounA record or narrative description of past events.
"I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories.; a short history of post-Columbian colonization; Thucydides wrote a history of the Peleponnesian War that uses different sources than Herodotus' work."
6.NounA 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.; This diagnosis is usually based solely on the history and physical examination, although laboratory tests are occasionally also obtained."
7.NounA 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."
8.NounSomething that no longer exists or is no longer relevant.
"I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history."
9.NounShared 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."
10.NounA historically significant event.
"You are witnessing history!"
11.VerbTo narrate or record.
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