history
his.to.ry \'his-t(*-)re-\ n [L historia, fr. Gk, inquiry, history, fr.
histo-r, isto-r] knowing, learned; akin to Gk eidenai to know - more at WIT
1: TALE, STORY 2a: a chronological record of significant events (as
affecting a nation, in stitution) usu. including an explanation of their
causes 2b: a treatise presenting systematically related natural phenomena
2c: an account of a sick person's medical background 3: a branch of
knowledge that records and explains past events 4a: events that form the
subject matter of a history 4b: past events 4c: previous treatment,
handling, or experience (as of a metal)