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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Storied :: Storied (a.) Having a history; interesting from the stories which pertain to it; venerable from the associations of the past.
Historian :: Historian (n.) One versed or well informed in history.
Chronicle :: Chronicle (v. t.) To record in a history or chronicle; to record; to register.
Nobiliary :: Nobiliary (n.) A history of noble families.
Sequel :: Sequel (n.) That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history..
Polemics :: Polemics (n.) The art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially on religious subjects; that branch of theological science which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical controversy..
Fact :: Fact (n.) The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the thing done, or supposed to be done; a thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds with false facts..
Long :: Long (superl.) Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a long book..
Era :: Era (n.) A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch.
Patriarch :: Patriarch (n.) The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually applied to heads of families in ancient history, especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who lived before the time of Moses..
Historize :: Historize (v. t.) To relate as history; to chronicle; to historicize.
Historicize :: Historicize (v. t.) To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle.
Premosaic :: Premosaic (a.) Relating to the time before Moses; as, premosaic history..
Evangelical :: Evangelical (a.) Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history..
Heracleonite :: Heracleonite (n.) A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic, in the early history of the Christian church..
Genesis :: Genesis (n.) The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race..
Lichenography :: Lichenography (n.) A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.
Bibliographical :: Bibliographical (a.) Pertaining to bibliography, or the history of books..
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history..
Genealogy :: Genealogy (n.) An account or history of the descent of a person or family from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.
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