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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Hagiology :: Hagiology (n.) The history or description of the sacred writings or of sacred persons; a narrative of the lives of the saints; a catalogue of saints.
Historiology :: Historiology (n.) A discourse on history.
Collector :: Collector (n.) One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins..
Naturalist :: Naturalist (n.) One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals..
Numismatology :: Numismatology (n.) The science which treats of coins and medals, in their relation to history; numismatics..
Variant :: Variant (n.) Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word..
Historian :: Historian (n.) A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
Narration :: Narration (n.) That which is related; the relation in words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any series of transactions or events; story; history..
Story :: Story (n.) A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.
Literature :: Literature (n.) The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction from scientific treatises and works which contain positive knowledge; belles-lettres..
Ovology :: Ovology (n.) That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.
Histophyly :: Histophyly (n.) The tribal history of cells, a division of morphophyly..
Grecian :: Grecian (n.) One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history..
Phenomenology :: Phenomenology (n.) A description, history, or explanation of phenomena..
Historionomer :: Historionomer (n.) One versed in the phenomena of history and the laws controlling them.
Physiogeny :: Physiogeny (n.) The germ history of the functions, or the history of the development of vital activities, in the individual, being one of the branches of ontogeny. See Morphogeny..
Cetology :: Cetology (n.) The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.
Clio :: Clio (n.) The Muse who presided over history.
Diegesis :: Diegesis (n.) A narrative or history; a recital or relation.
Geology :: Geology (n.) The science which treats: (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the globe; structural geology. (b) Of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers, valleys, mountains, climates, life, etc.; historical geology. (c) Of the causes and methods by which its structure, features, changes, and conditions have been produced; dynamical geology. See Chart of The Geological Series..
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