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his·to·ry
 history
- pronunciation:
- hI
st
ri
[or]
hI
stri
- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
histories |
| definition 1: |
a chronological narrative of past events.
He wrote a history of the Vietnam War.- synonyms:
- chronicle
- similar words:
- account, chronology, commentary, narrative, review, story
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| definition 2: |
the branch of knowledge that deals with past events.
- similar words:
- anthropology, archaeology, chronology
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| definition 3: |
the existing written record of past events.
- synonyms:
- annals, chronicle, record
- similar words:
- archives, chronology
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| definition 4: |
an interesting record of events, esp. in relation to a person, place, thing, or family.
Their family farm has quite a history.- synonyms:
- account, saga
- similar words:
- memorabilia, résumé, recollection, story
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| definition 5: |
past events considered as having little present significance.
His early success is now history.- synonyms:
- past
- similar words:
- bygone, yesterday
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| related words: |
background, myth, novel, portrait, tale |
History comes from a Latin word for "story," "tale," or "account."
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a person associated with history |
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historian |
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conventionally associated with history |
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book, past, time |
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includes the study of history |
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social studies |
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some descriptions of periods in history |
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ancient, colonial, contemporary, modern, Paleozoic, prehistoric |
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some periods in history |
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ice age, Middle Ages, renaissance, Stone Age |
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units for measuring history |
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age, century, eon, epoch, era, generation, millennium, period |
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