history

1. The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded. (countable, uncountable) · The history of mammals stretches back many millions of years.· History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes.
2. The empirical study of past events, as distinct from literature, myth, or scripture; the assessment of notable events. (countable, uncountable) · He teaches Latin American history at the university and publishes books about the Cold War.
3. The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it. (countable, uncountable) · Near-synonym: ages· in all of human history and prehistory
4. A set of events involving an entity. (countable) · a long and sordid history· What is your medical history?
5. A record or narrative description of past events. (countable) · I really enjoyed Shakespeare's tragedies more than his histories.· a short history of post-Columbian colonization
6. A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family. (countable) · A personal medical history is required for the insurance policy.· He has a history of cancer in his family.
7. A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser. (countable) · I visited a great site yesterday but forgot the URL. Luckily, I didn't clear my history.
8. Something that no longer exists or is no longer relevant. (countable, informal, uncountable) · I told him that if he doesn't get his act together, he's history.

Plural histories