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   His·to·ry

   /ˈhist(ə)rē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the study of past events, particularly in human affairs: "medieval European history" Similar the pastformer timeshistorical eventsdays of oldthe old daysthe good old daystime gone bybygone daysthe before timesyesterdayantiquityliterary:days of yorethe olden daysyesteryeararchaic:the eldOpposite the future
   • ▪ the past considered as a whole: "letters that have changed the course of history" Similar backgroundpastfamily backgroundlife storyantecedentsexperiencesadventuresfortunes
   • 2. the whole series of past events connected with someone or something: "the history of Aegean painting"
   • ▪ an eventful past: "the group has quite a history"
   • ▪ a past characterized by a particular thing: "his family had a history of insanity"
   • 3. a continuous, typically chronological, record of important or public events or of a particular trend or institution: "a history of the labor movement" Similar chroniclearchiverecordreportnarrativestoryaccountstudytalesagamemoirbiographyautobiographypublic recordsannals
   • ▪ a historical play: "Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies"
   • 4. a record kept by a web browser of the web pages and other files it has been used to access: "when you see advertisements on the site, they are in relation to what you're searching for, not your history"

   Word Origin late Middle English (also as a verb): via Latin from Greek historia ‘finding out, narrative, history’, from histōr ‘learned, wise man’, from an Indo-European root shared by wit2.

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › thesaurus › historyHISTORY Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam ...

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   Synonyms for HISTORY: annals, record, chronicle, documentation, biography, journal, chronology, commentary; Antonyms of HISTORY: future, tomorrow, now, today, present, moment, futurity, offing.

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4. dictionary.cambridge.org › thesaurus › historyHISTORY - 58 Synonyms and Antonyms - Cambridge English

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   Synonyms and antonyms of history in English. history. noun. These are words and phrases related to history. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of history. The 1860's were full of history. Today's history is being made in Washington, London, and Moscow. Synonyms. important events. major events.

5. www.powerthesaurus.org › history › synonymsHistory synonyms - 1 503 Words and Phrases for History

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   What's the definition of History in thesaurus? Most related words/phrases with sentence examples define History meaning and usage.

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   Synonyms for HISTORY: account, story, chronicle, annals, memoir, tale, ago, ancestry, antiquity, archives, autobiography, biography, change, chronology, epic, epoch, genealogy, historicity; Antonyms for HISTORY: future.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › historyHISTORY Synonyms | Collins English Thesaurus

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   Synonyms for HISTORY in English: the past, the old days, antiquity, yesterday, the good old days, yesteryear, ancient history, olden days, days of old, days of yore, …