Definition of history

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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

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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..
Era :: Era (n.) A period of time in which a new order of things prevails; a signal stage of history; an epoch.
Martyrology :: Martyrology (n.) A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.
Historionomer :: Historionomer (n.) One versed in the phenomena of history and the laws controlling them.
Cetology :: Cetology (n.) The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.
Storied :: Storied (a.) Having a history; interesting from the stories which pertain to it; venerable from the associations of the past.
Uredo :: Uredo (n.) One of the stages in the life history of certain rusts (Uredinales), regarded at one time as a distinct genus. It is a summer stage preceding the teleutospore, or winter stage. See Uredinales, in the Supplement..
Page :: Page (n.) Fig.: A record; a writing; as, the page of history..
Archaean :: Archaean (a.) Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological history.
Allegorize :: Allegorize (v. t.) To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the history of a people..
Hexahemeron :: Hexahemeron (n.) The history of the six day's work of creation, as contained in the first chapter of Genesis..
Histogenesis :: Histogenesis (n.) Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of cells..
Current :: Current (a.) Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand; circulating through the community; generally received; common; as, a current coin; a current report; current history..
Story :: Story (n.) A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.
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..
Antecedent :: Antecedent (n.) The earlier events of one's life; previous principles, conduct, course, history..
Diegesis :: Diegesis (n.) A narrative or history; a recital or relation.
Age :: Age (n.) A great period in the history of the Earth.
Amphibiology :: Amphibiology (n.) A treatise on amphibious animals; the department of natural history which treats of the Amphibia.
Naturalist :: Naturalist (n.) One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals..
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