history
The aggregate of past events, both unrecorded and recorded.
Example
“The history of mammals stretches back many millions of years.”
Other meanings
The empirical study of past events, as distinct from literature, myth, or scripture; the assessment of notable events.
“He teaches Latin American history at the university and publishes books about the Cold War.”
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.
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "ἱστορίᾱ" (learning through research).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “history” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.