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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Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not secular; religious; as, sacred history..
Memory :: Memory (n.) Something, or an aggregate of things, remembered; hence, character, conduct, etc., as preserved in remembrance, history, or tradition; posthumous fame; as, the war became only a memory..
Mystic :: Mystic (n.) One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. See Mysticism..
Story :: Story (n.) A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a description of past events; a history; a statement; a record.
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..
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..
Bibliographical :: Bibliographical (a.) Pertaining to bibliography, or the history of books..
Fustian :: Fustian (a.) Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as, fustian history..
Ancient :: Ancient (a.) Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at a great distance of time; belonging to times long past; specifically applied to the times before the fall of the Roman empire; -- opposed to modern; as, ancient authors, literature, history; ancient days..
Grecian :: Grecian (n.) One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or history..
Naturalist :: Naturalist (n.) One versed in natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of animals..
Chronography :: Chronography (n.) A description or record of past time; history.
Historian :: Historian (n.) A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
Biographize :: Biographize (v. t.) To write a history of the life of.
Lichenography :: Lichenography (n.) A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the natural history of lichens.
Shrine :: Shrine (n.) A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art..
Clio :: Clio (n.) The Muse who presided over history.
Ichthyology :: Ichthyology (n.) The natural history of fishes; that branch of zoology which relates to fishes, including their structure, classification, and habits..
Zoophytology :: Zoophytology (n.) The natural history zoophytes.
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..
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