- history
- his·to·ry || 'hɪstərɪ n. events of the past; written narrative of past events
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History — His to*ry, n.; pl. {Histories}. [L. historia, Gr. istori a history, information, inquiry, fr. istwr, istwr, knowing, learned, from the root of ? to know; akin to E. wit. See {Wit}, and cf. {Story}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A learning or knowing by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
History — His to*ry, v. t. To narrate or record. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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history — noun (plural ries) Etymology: Middle English histoire, historie, from Anglo French estoire, histoire, from Latin historia, from Greek, inquiry, history, from histōr, istōr knowing, learned; akin to Greek eidenai to know more at wit Date: 14th… … New Collegiate Dictionary
history — See: GO DOWN IN HISTORY or GO DOWN IN THE RECORDS … Dictionary of American idioms
history — See: GO DOWN IN HISTORY or GO DOWN IN THE RECORDS … Dictionary of American idioms
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