history

history is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

• enPR: /hĭstōrē/
• IPA: /ˈhɪstəri/
• SAMPA: /"hIst@ri/
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• Hyphenation: hist‧o‧ry

Noun

Singular history

Plural histories

1. (uncountable) History is what happened in the past.

   China has many old books about its history.

2. (uncountable) History is the study of what happened in the past.

   He is a professor of history.

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