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history

/ˈhɪst(ə)ri/

US pronunciation
American sound/ˈhɪst(ə)ri/
history
Syllables
3 syllables
Stress
1st syllable stress
Vowel
Schwa vowel
Ending
Final y vowel sound

his - to - ry -> history

Myanmar meaning

(n) သမိုင်း။

Full entry

history /'hÇstri/ n

၁။ [U] သမိုင်း။ ရာဇဝင်။ a student of Russian history ❍ ancient / medieval/ modern history ❍ take a history exam. Compare NATURAL HISTORY
၂။ [U] သမိုင်း။ a people with no sense of history ❍ The area was inhabited long before the down of recorded history (ie before people wrote about events). ❍ These events changed the course of history.
၃။ [C] သမိုင်း။ the official history of the Second World War ❍ writing a new history of Europe ❍ Shakespeare's history plays.
၄။ [C usu sing ] သမိုင်း။ အတိတ်။ မှတ်တမ်း။ This house has had a long and eventful history. ❍ know one's family history ❍ sb's medical history ❍ There is a history of heart disease in my family. ❍ He has a history of violent crime. See also LIFE HISTORY
၅။ [U] (infml ) အတိတ်။ ရာဇဝင်။ They had an affair once, but that's ancient/ past history now.
❏ make/ go down in history [IDM ] သမိုင်းတွင်စေသည်။ ရာဇဝင်တွင်စေသည်။ a discovery that made medical history.

More examples
  • [in recorded history] : These temperatures are the highest in recorded history.
  • [throughout history] : Attitudes to gender roles have changed throughout history.
  • [recent history] : No other band in recent history has sold as many concert tickets.
  • I’m writing a book on this area’s history.
  • The University has a distinguished history.
  • The history of Spain
  • World/Western history
  • [a chequered history] : An unusual building with a chequered history
  • I feel like a part of my history has been taken away.
  • [medical history] : It’s important to consider a child’s medical history.
  • The history of economic thought
  • Literary/archaeological history
  • [a landmark in the history of something] : This book was a landmark in the history of English fiction.
  • He teaches history at the local school.
  • History books
  • [history of] : A history of the Romans
  • The book provides a comprehensive history of the Second World War.
  • For the first time in its 70-year history the club has admitted women members.
  • [trace something’s history] : The village can trace its history back to 1078.
Synonyms
the past, times gone by, times past, olden times, account, ancient times, annal, annals, antiquity, autobiography, biography, bygone times, chronicle, days of old, days of yore, description, diary, epic, experiences, good old days, journal, memoir, memoirs, narration, narrative, old days, olden days, past, past events, prehistory, recapitulation, recital, record, relation, report, saga, story, tale, version, yesterday, yesteryear
Antonyms
future, present
Cross references
the pasttimes gone bytimes pastolden timesaccountancient timesannalannalsantiquityautobiographybiographybygone timeschronicledays of olddays of yoredescriptiondiaryepicexperiencesgood old daysjournalmemoirmemoirsnarrationnarrativeold daysolden dayspast
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