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- /ˈhɪs.tə.ɹi/ Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈhɪs.tɹi/ Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈhɪst͡ʃ(ə)ɹɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈhɪst(ə)ɹɪj/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈhəs.tə.ɹi/ New Zealand
- /ˈhəs.tɹi/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -ɪstəɹi, -ɪstɹi
Where it comes from
From Middle English historie, from Old French estoire, estorie (“chronicle, history, story”) (French histoire), from Latin historia, from Ancient Greek ἱστορίᾱ (historíā, “learning through research”), from ἱστορέω (historéō, “to research, inquire (and) record”), from ἵστωρ (hístōr, “the knowing, wise one”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“see, know”). Doublet of story and storey.
Attested in Middle English in 1393 by John Gower, Confessio Amantis, which was aimed at an educated audience familiar with French and Latin.
noun histories · Hx · hx · historie · hystorie · hystory
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The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.
The history of mammals stretches back many millions of years.
Similar: past, ages, background
- The empirical study of past events, as distinct from literature, myth, or scripture; the assessment of notable events. He teaches Latin American history at the university and publishes books about the Cold War.
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The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it.
Near-synonym: ages
Similar: ages
- A set of events involving an entity. a long and sordid history
- A record or narrative description of past events. I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories.
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A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy.
Similar: medical history
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A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history.
Similar: log
- Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant. I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history.
- Shared experience or interaction. There is too much history between them for them to split up now.
- A historically significant event. You are witnessing history!
verb histories · historying · historied · Hx · hx
- To narrate or record. And therefore will hee wipe his Tables cleane, And keepe no Tell-tale to his Memorie, That may repeat, and Historie his losse
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chronicle, story, account, historiography, historical, historically, historian, annals, chronology, lore, context, storyline, file, narrative, plot, storytelling
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noun aggregate of past events
| Español | historia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 역사 yeoksa |
| 日本語 | 歴史 rekishi, 沿革 enkaku |
| 中文 | 歷史 /历史 lìshǐ |
| हिन्दी | इतिहास itihās, तारीख़ tārīx |
| Kiswahili | historia |
| Português | história, histórico |
| Français | histoire |
| Deutsch | Geschichte, Historie |
| Italiano | storia |
| Ελληνικά | ιστορία istoría |
| Română | istorie |
| Русский | исто́рия istórija |
| Tiếng Việt | lịch sử |
| العربية | تَارِيخ tārīḵ |
| עברית | הִסְטוֹרְיָה, היסטוריה história |
noun branch of knowledge that studies the past
| Español | historia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 사학 sahak |
| 日本語 | 歴史 rekishi |
| 中文 | 歷史學 /历史学 lìshǐxué |
| हिन्दी | इतिहास itihās, तारीख़ tārīx |
| Kiswahili | historia |
| Português | história |
| Français | histoire |
| Deutsch | Geschichtswissenschaft |
| Italiano | storia |
| Ελληνικά | ιστορία istoría |
| Română | istorie |
| Русский | исто́рия istórija |
| Tiếng Việt | lịch sử |
| العربية | تَارِيخ tārīḵ |
| עברית | הִסְטוֹרְיָה, היסטוריה história |
noun record or narrative description of past events
| Español | historia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 역사 yeoksa |
| 日本語 | 履歴 rireki, 経歴 keireki, 経過 keika |
| 中文 | 歷史 /历史 lìshǐ |
| हिन्दी | इतिवृत्त itivŕtt |
| Kiswahili | historia |
| Português | documentário |
| Français | histoire, passé |
| Deutsch | Geschichte, Erzählung |
| Italiano | storia |
| Ελληνικά | ιστορικό istorikó |
| Română | istorie, povestire |
| Русский | исто́рия istórija, ле́топись létopisʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | lịch sử |
| العربية | تَارِيخ tārīḵ |
| עברית | הִסְטוֹרְיָה, היסטוריה história |
noun medicine: list of past and continuing medical conditions — see also anamnesis
| Español | antecedentes, historia clínica, historial |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 병력 byeongnyeok |
| 日本語 | 病歴 byōreki, 既往歴 kiōreki, 診療録 shinryōroku, カルテ karute |
| 中文 | 病史 bìngshǐ, 病歷 /病历 bìnglì |
| Kiswahili | historia |
| Português | histórico médico, anamnese |
| Français | historique, anamnèse |
| Deutsch | Anamnese |
| Italiano | precedenti, anamnesi |
| Ελληνικά | ιστορικό istorikó |
| Русский | исто́рия istórija, исто́рия боле́зни istórija bolézni |
| Tiếng Việt | lịch sử |
| עברית | הִסְטוֹרְיָה, היסטוריה história |
noun computing: record of previous user events
| Español | historia, historial, registro |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 履歴 rireki |
| 中文 | 歷史 /历史 lìshǐ, 歷史記錄 /历史记录 lìshǐ jìlù |
| Kiswahili | historia |
| Português | histórico |
| Français | historique |
| Deutsch | Verlauf |
| Italiano | cronologia |
| Ελληνικά | ιστορικό istorikó |
| Русский | исто́рия istórija |
| Tiếng Việt | lịch sử |
| العربية | مَحْفُوظَات maḥfūẓāt |
| עברית | הִסְטוֹרְיָה, היסטוריה história |
noun something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant
| Русский | про́шлое próšloje |
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@misc{history_2026,
title = {history},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/history},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
