Abbreviations.com Convert.net Definitions.net Lyrics.net Phrases.net Quotes.net References.net Rhymes.net Synonyms.net USZip.com  Bookmark and Share
 
Definitions.net
Search for Dictionary Definitions:  
Browse Alphabetically:
 A   B   C   D   E   F   G   H   I   J   K   L   M   N   O   P   Q   R   S   T   U   V   W   X   Y   Z   # 
 random definition 

 Definitions of history  [ˈhɪs tə ri, ˈhɪs tri]  

Translate history to



Definition of 'history' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) history
the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.

2.  history
a continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc., usu. written as a chronological account.

3.  history
the aggregate of past events.

4.  history
the record of past events and times, esp. in connection with the human race.

5.  history
a past notable for its important, unusual, or interesting events:
a ship with a history.

6.  history
acts, ideas, or events that will or can shape the course of the future.

7.  history
a systematic account of any set of natural phenomena without reference to time.

8.  history
a drama representing historical events.


Definition of 'history' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) history
the aggregate of past events
"a critical time in the school's history"

2. (noun) history, account, chronicle, story
a record or narrative description of past events
"a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"

3. (noun) history
the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
"he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"

4. (noun) history
the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
"all of human history"

5. (noun) history
all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
"the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"


Definition of 'history' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) history
the past and all the events from the past
women throughout history; the history of medicine

2.  history
the study of the past
He's a history teacher.; online history lessons

3.  history
a record of past events
This book is a history of money and economics.

4.  history
have a history of
to have done or suffered from sth before
The murder suspect has a long history of mental illness.


Definition of 'history' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) history
a learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a legislative bill

2. (noun) history
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, observation, and memory

3. (verb) history
to narrate or record


Definitions of 'history' The Roycroft Dictionary 

history
1. A collection of epitaphs.

2. Gossip well told.


Translation of 'history' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: the study of events etc that happened in the past
She is studying British history; (

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: geskiedenis Arabic flag Arabic: تاريخ Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: история
Brazilian flag Brazilian: história Czech flag Czech: dějiny; dějepisný German flag German: die Geschichte, Geschicht
Danish flag Danish: historie; historie- Greek flag Greek: ιστορία Spanish flag Spanish: historia
Estonian flag Estonian: ajalugu Farsi flag Farsi: علم تاريخ Finnish flag Finnish: historia
French flag French: (d')histoire Hebrew flag Hebrew: הִיסטוֹריָה Hindi flag Hindi: इतिहास
Croatian flag Croatian: povijest; povijesni Hungarian flag Hungarian: történelem Indonesian flag Indonesian: sejarah
Icelandic flag Icelandic: (mannkyns)saga, sagnfræði Italian flag Italian: storia; di storia Japanese flag Japanese: 歴史研究
Korean flag Korean: 역사 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: istorija Latvian flag Latvian: vēsture; vēstures-
Malay flag Malay: sejarah Dutch flag Dutch: geschiedenis Norwegian flag Norwegian: historie
Polish flag Polish: historia Persian flag Persian: علم تاريخ Pashto flag Pashto: د تاریخ علم
Portuguese flag Portuguese: história Romanian flag Romanian: (de) istorie Russian flag Russian: история
Slovak flag Slovak: dejiny; dejepisný Slovenian flag Slovenian: zgodovina; zgodovinski Serbian flag Serbian: istorija
Swedish flag Swedish: historia; historie- Thai flag Thai: ประวัติศาสตร์ Turkish flag Turkish: tarih
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 歷史學 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: історія Urdu flag Urdu: ماضی کے اہم واقعات کا مطا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: môn lịch sử Chinese flag Chinese: 历史学

Get even more translations for history...



'history' - Nearby Entries  

historied  historiographer  history  history department  history lesson  histrion  histrionic  



Citation: Add this definition to your bibliography   MLA  Chicago  APA 
"history." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2012. 9 February. 2012. http://www.definitions.net/definition/history


Alternative search options for 'history'   
Search for Synonyms for 'history'
Quotes containing the term 'history'
Search for Phrases containing the term 'history'
Search for Abbreviations containing the term 'history'
Search for 'history' on Search history on Amazon.com! & Search history on Google.com!
What rhymes with 'history'?
NEW:Search for Song lyrics containing the word 'history'


Definitions.net |  Login |  Add New Abbreviation |  Your List |  Tools |  Become an Editor |  Tell a Friend |  Awards |  Testimonials |  Press |  News |  Forum new! |  APIs |  About
Copyright ©2001-2011 STANDS4 LLC. All rights reserved.  Terms of Use  |  Privacy Policy  |  Advertise  |  Contact Us  Follow us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter!