history history /ˈhɪstri/

noun

1. () The aggregate of past events  ( history )
   the aggregate of past events
    A critical time in the school's history
   a critical time in the school's history
   
2. () A record or narrative description of past events  ( chronicle , story , account , history )
   a record or narrative description of past events
    A history of France
   a history of France
    He gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
   he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president
    The story of exposure to lead
   the story of exposure to lead
   
3. () The discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings  ( history )
   the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
    He teaches Medieval history
   he teaches Medieval history
    History takes the long view
   history takes the long view
   
   
4. () The continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future  ( history )
   the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
    All of human history
   all of human history
   
5. () All that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge  ( history )
   all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
    The dawn of recorded history
   the dawn of recorded history
    From the beginning of history
   from the beginning of history