noun
1 the past, esp. as a subject of study
ADJECTIVE
▪ contemporary , early , recent
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the early ~ of the trade union movement
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things that happened in recent ~
▪ ancient , medieval , modern
▪ human
▪ local
▪ family
▪ American , British , world , etc.
▪ official
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the official ~ of the university
▪ revisionist
▪ recorded
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The debate about the origins of the universe has been going on throughout recorded ~.
▪ oral
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Oral ~ provides an account of those aspects of people's experience that are not recorded in documents.
▪ intellectual
▪ art , church , cultural , economic , literary , military , political , social , etc.
▪ environmental ( esp. AmE ), evolutionary , geologic ( AmE ), geological
▪ past
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They had an affair once, but that's past ~ now ( = no longer important or relevant ).
… OF HISTORY
▪ piece
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She created a piece of ~ by winning her fourth title.
VERB + HISTORY
▪ be steeped in
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a building that is steeped in ~
▪ go down in , make , pass into
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He will go down in ~ as a wise adviser and a kind man.
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He made ~ by being the first man to walk on the moon.
▪ fade into
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The war has now faded into ~.
▪ trace
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The regiment traces its ~ back to 1803.
▪ chronicle , document , write
▪ recount , relate , tell
▪ distort , rewrite
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her attempt to rewrite ~ with herself in the role of heroine
▪ reconstruct
HISTORY + VERB
▪ go back to sth
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The town's ~ goes back to colonial times.
▪ go back …
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The ~ of this organization goes back many years.
▪ reveal sth , show sth , suggest sth , teach sth , tell sth
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History shows that high approval ratings are no guarantee of re-election.
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History teaches us that New Zealand teams are almost unbeatable on their own turf.
▪ repeat itself
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Years later, family ~ repeated itself with Eve's daughters.
HISTORY + NOUN
▪ book ( figurative )
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She has earned her place in the ~ books.
PREPOSITION
▪ during sth's ~
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The country has suffered several invasions during its ~.
▪ in (sth's) ~
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the most extraordinary meeting in ~
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the best player in the sport's ~
▪ ~ of
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the ~ of the world
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She studies ~ of art.
▪ throughout ~
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There have been conflicts such as this throughout ~.
PHRASES
▪ change the course of ~
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events that could change the course of ~
▪ a period of ~
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This is a fascinating period of ~.
▪ the lessons of ~ ( figurative )
▪ the rest is ~ (= the rest of the story does not need to be told because it is well known)
▪ a sense of ~
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a people with no sense of ~
▪ a slice of ~
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The team grabbed a slice of ~ here today (= achieved sth that will be remembered) .
2 facts about sb/sth's life/existence in the past
ADJECTIVE
▪ chequered/checkered , colourful/colorful , fascinating , interesting , rich , turbulent
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The city has a rich and fascinating ~.
▪ long
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She has a long ~ of mental illness.
▪ previous , subsequent
▪ shared
▪ case
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She familiarized herself with the case ~ of her new patient.
▪ credit , employment , family , life , medical , personal , sexual
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The doctor will need some details of your medical ~.
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I know nothing about his personal ~.
VERB + HISTORY
▪ have
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They have a ~ of trying to interfere.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
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a ~ of heart disease in the family