📖 Definitions of "History"
- 1
The aggregate of past events.
"History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes."
- 2
The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events.
"He teaches history at the university. History will not look kindly on these tyrants. He dreams of an invention that will make history."
- 3
A set of events involving an entity.
"What is your medical history? The family's history includes events best forgotten."
- 4
A record or narrative description of past events.
"I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories."
- 1
To narrate or record.
🔄 Synonyms of "History"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chroniclenoun | A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time. |
| accountnoun | (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. |
| storynoun | An account of real or fictional events. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "History"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| chroniclenoun | A written account of events and when they happened, ordered by time. |
| storynoun | An account of real or fictional events. |
| accountnoun | (accounting) A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review. |
| historiographynoun | (countable and uncountable) The writing of history; a written history. |
| historicalnoun | A historical romance. |
| historically | According to history: formerly, in the past, traditionally. |
| historiannoun | A writer of history. |
| annalsnoun | Historical records; chronicles; history. |
| chronologynoun | (uncountable) The science of determining the order in which events occurred. |
| lorenoun | All the facts and traditions about a particular subject that have been accumulated over time through education or experience. |
| contextnoun | The surroundings, circumstances, environment, background or settings that determine, specify, or clarify the meaning of an event or other occurrence. |
| storylinenoun | (literature) The plot of a story. |
| filenoun | A collection of papers collated and archived together. |
| narrativenoun | The systematic recitation of an event or series of events. |
| plotnoun | (narratology) The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means. |
| storytellingnoun | The act and skills of presenting stories and tales. |
| traditionnoun | A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays. |
| relationshipnoun | Connection or association; the condition of being related. |
| experiencenoun | (usually uncountable) A collection of events and/or activities from which an individual or group may gather knowledge, opinions, and skills. |
| historicnoun | (obsolete) A history, a non-fiction account of the past. |
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