Definition of history

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History (n.) A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a legislative bill..

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Phylogeny :: Phylogeny (n.) The history of genealogical development; the race history of an animal or vegetable type; the historic exolution of the phylon or tribe, in distinction from ontogeny, or the development of the individual organism, and from biogenesis, or life development generally..
Neocosmic :: Neocosmic (a.) Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state; specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to history..
Grecian :: Grecian (n.) One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history..
Hydrognosy :: Hydrognosy (n.) A treatise upon, or a history and description of, the water of the earth..
Etymology :: Etymology (n.) That branch of philological science which treats of the history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive significance, and changes of form and meaning..
Orismology :: Orismology (n.) That departament of natural history which treats of technical terms.
Dendrology :: Dendrology (n.) A discourse or treatise on trees; the natural history of trees.
Ontogeny :: Ontogeny (n.) The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also henogenesis, henogeny..
Cetology :: Cetology (n.) The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.
Abridge :: Abridge (v. t.) To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a history or dictionary..
Biographize :: Biographize (v. t.) To write a history of the life of.
True :: True (n.) Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true history; a declaration is true when it states the facts..
Martyrology :: Martyrology (n.) A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.
Hexahemeron :: Hexahemeron (n.) The history of the six day's work of creation, as contained in the first chapter of Genesis..
Chronicle :: Chronicle (v. t.) To record in a history or chronicle; to record; to register.
Labor :: Labor (n.) Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of compiling a history..
Fustian :: Fustian (a.) Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history..
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history..
Volcanist :: Volcanist (n.) One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes.
Helminthology :: Helminthology (n.) The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic worms..
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