1. A narrative of events; a story; chronicle.
2. A chronological record of events, as of the life or development of a people, country, or institution.
3. The branch of knowledge that records and analyzes past events.
4. The events forming the subject matter of history.
5. An interesting past: A house with a history.
6. That which is not of current concern: My youth is history.
7. A drama based on historical events.
8. A record of a patient's medical background.
[Latin historia, from Greek, inquiry, observation, from histor, learned man. See weid- in Appendix.]