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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Orientalism :: Orientalism (n.) Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc..
Archaean :: Archaean (a.) Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.
Hydrognosy :: Hydrognosy (n.) A treatise upon, or a history and description of, the water of the earth..
Epidemiography :: Epidemiography (n.) A treatise upon, or history of, epidemic diseases..
Ecclesiastical :: Ecclesiastical (a.) Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts..
Epoch :: Epoch (n.) A fixed point of time, established in history by the occurrence of some grand or remarkable event; a point of time marked by an event of great subsequent influence; as, the epoch of the creation; the birth of Christ was the epoch which gave rise to the Christian era..
Prophecy :: Prophecy (n.) A book of prophecies; a history; as, the prophecy of Ahijah..
Diegesis :: Diegesis (n.) A narrative or history; a recital or relation.
Historionomer :: Historionomer (n.) One versed in the phenomena of history and the laws controlling them.
Chronicle :: Chronicle (v. t.) To record in a history or chronicle; to record; to register.
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..
Noah :: Noah (n.) A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge..
Onomatologist :: Onomatologist (n.) One versed in the history of names.
Historical :: Historical (a.) Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page..
Chronography :: Chronography (n.) A description or record of past time; history.
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..
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..
Zoophytology :: Zoophytology (n.) The natural history zoophytes.
History :: History (n.) A systematic, written account of events, particularly of those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, and usually connected with a philosophical explanation of their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a romance; -- distinguished also from annals, which relate simply the facts and events of each year, in strict chronological order; from biography, which is the record of an individual's life; and from memoir, which is history composed from personal experience, obse
Cormogeny :: Cormogeny (n.) The embryological history of groups or families of individuals.
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