npluralhistories
1【past events】2【development of something】3【subject】4【account】5【past life】6 make history7 something will go down in history8 history repeats itself9 the history books10 ... and the rest is history11 that's (past/ancient) history
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Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Latin;Origin: historia, from
Greek, from histor
'knowing, learned']
【PAST EVENTS】[U] all the things that happened in the past, especially the political, social, or economic development of a nation
Throughout history the achievements of women have been largely ignored.history of the post-war history of EuropeNo man in recent history has done more to rebuild the Democratic Party. the early history of ScotlandOther meteor storms have occurred in recorded history .a museum devoted to local historyone of the darkest episodes in American history an interesting period in Egyptian history a decision that changed the course of historya college steeped in history History shows that the usual response to violent protest is repression.【DEVELOPMENT OF SOMETHING】 [singular, U] the events that took place from the beginning and during the development of a particular place, activity, institution etc
history of the worst disaster in the history of space travellong/brief/75-year etc history The 1970s were the most successful in the theater's long history.【SUBJECT】[U] the study of past events as a subject in school or university
European/art/economic etc history a degree in European historyancient/modern history a history lesson【ACCOUNT】[C]an account of past events
history of a history of World War II a potted history (=very short) of Gielgud's life BrE【PAST LIFE】 [U and C] a record of something that has affected someone or been done by them in the past
medical/employment/career etc history Your doctor will ask for your medical history.history of Is there any history of heart disease in your family? The defendant had a history of violent assaults on women.make historyto do something important that will be recorded and remembered
Lindbergh made history when he flew across the Atlantic.sth will go down in historyused to say that something is important enough to be remembered and recorded
This day will go down in history as the start of a new era in South Africa.history repeats itselfused to say that things often happen in the same way as they did before
the history booksthe record of past events
Mozart's genius earned him a place in the history books.... and the rest is historyinformalused to say that everyone knows the rest of a story you have been telling
that's (past/ancient) historyspoken informal used to say that something is not important any more
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natural history, case history
COLLOCATES for sense 1throughout historyrecent/modern historyearly/ancient historyrecorded history (=history since people wrote facts down)
local historyAmerican/British etc historyhuman historyperiod in/of historythe first time in history (=the first time that something has ever happened)
change the course of history (=do something that has a lot of important effects)
steeped in history (=closely connected with important events in history)
history shows/tells (that)