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history

/ˈhɪstəi/HIH-stur-ee
/ˈhɪstɚi/HIH-stur-ee

Meaninga history

Common meaning: the record of past events

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√WID‘see, observe’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 372, p. 743 · scan
  2. Latinhistoria‘a history’source
  3. Middle Englishhistoriesource
  4. Englishhistory‘the record of past events’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin historia ‘a history’.

Roots

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