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(1):

(n.) A systematic, written account of events, particularly of those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art, and usually connected with a philosophical explanation of their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a romance; - distinguished also from annals, which relate simply the facts and events of each year, in strict chronological order; from biography, which is the record of an individual's life; and from memoir, which is history composed from personal experience, observation, and memory.

(2):

(n.) A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such information; a narrative; a description; a written record; as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a legislative bill.

(3):

(v. t.) To narrate or record.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'History'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/history.html. 1828.
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