history

[ his-tuh-ree, his-tree ]
/ ˈhɪs tə ri, ˈhɪs tri /

noun, plural his·to·ries.

Origin of history

1350–1400; Middle English historie < Latin historia < Greek historía “learning or knowing by inquiry, history”; derivative of hístōr “one who knows or sees” (akin to wit2, video, Veda )

SYNONYMS FOR history

synonym study for history

2. See narrative.

OTHER WORDS FROM history

un·der·his·to·ry, noun, plural un·der·his·to·ries. un·his·to·ry, noun, plural un·his·to·ries.

Example sentences from the Web for histories

British Dictionary definitions for histories

history
/ (ˈhɪstərɪ, ˈhɪstrɪ) /

noun plural -ries

Abbreviation (for senses 1–3): hist

Word Origin for history

C15: from Latin historia, from Greek: enquiry, from historein to narrate, from histōr judge

Idioms and Phrases with histories

history

see ancient history; go down (in history); make history; (history) repeats itself.