the branch of knowledge dealing with past events.

a continuous, systematic narrative of past events as relating to a particular people, country, period, person, etc., usually written as a chronological account; chronicle

a history of France; a medical history of the patient.

the aggregate of past events.

the record of past events and times, esp. in connection with the human race.

a past notable for its important, unusual, or interesting events

a ship with a history.

acts, ideas, or events that will or can shape the course of the future; immediate but significant happenings

Firsthand observers of our space program see history in the making.

a systematic account of any set of natural phenomena without particular reference to time

a history of the American eagle.

a drama representing historical events

Shakespeare's comedies, histories, and tragedies.

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future

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