Definition of history

Definition of history

plural histories

1 :tale, story

2 a :a chronological record of significant events (such as those affecting a nation or institution) often including an explanation of their causes

• a history of Japan

b :a treatise presenting systematically related natural phenomena (as of geography, animals, or plants)

• an illustrated history of North American birds

c :an account of a patient's medical background

• reviewing her medical history

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

• the history of space exploration

b :events of the past

• History has shown that such efforts rarely succeed.

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)

• a history of repeated exposure to freezing temperatures

  Examples of history in a Sentence

• I studied history in college.
• a professor of medieval history
• They were one of the greatest teams in history.
• It was one of the most destructive storms in modern history.
• It was a period in American history when most people lived and worked on farms.
• The history of space exploration is a fascinating topic.
• He wrote a well-known history of the British empire.
• The book begins with a brief history of the Internet.