n.
Pronunciation: ' his-t( ə -)r ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
Etymology: Middle English histoire, historie, from Anglo-French estoire, histoire, from Latin historia, from Greek, inquiry, history, from hist ō r, ist ō r knowing, learned; akin to Greek eidenai to know ― more at WIT
Date: 14th century
1 : TALE , STORY
2 a : a chronological record of significant events (as affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes b : a treatise presenting systematically related natural phenomena c : an account of a patient's medical background d : an established record <a prisoner with a history of violence>
3 : a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events <medieval history >
4 a : events that form the subject matter of a history b : events of the past c : one that is finished or done for <the winning streak was history > <you're history > d : previous treatment, handling, or experience (as of a metal)