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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}.]
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1. 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.
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2. 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.
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Histories are as perfect as the historian is wise,
and is gifted with an eye and a soul. --Carlyle.
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For aught that I could ever read,
Could ever hear by tale or history. --Shak.
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What histories of toil could I declare! --Pope.
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{History piece}, a representation in painting, drawing, etc.,
of any real event, including the actors and the action.

{Natural history}, a description and classification of
objects in nature, as minerals, plants, animals, etc., and
the phenomena which they exhibit to the senses.

Syn: Chronicle; annals; relation; narration.

Usage: {History}, {Chronicle}, {Annals}. History is a
methodical record of important events which concern a
community of men, usually so arranged as to show the
connection of causes and effects, to give an analysis
of motive and action etc. A chronicle is a record of
such events, conforming to the order of time as its
distinctive feature. Annals are a chronicle divided up
into separate years. By poetic license annals is
sometimes used for history.
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Justly C[ae]sar scorns the poet's lays;
It is to history he trusts for praise. --Pope.
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No more yet of this;
For 't is a chronicle of day by day,
Not a relation for a breakfast. --Shak.
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Many glorious examples in the annals of our
religion. --Rogers.
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History \His"to*ry\, v. t.
To narrate or record. [Obs.] --Shak.
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