Tra từ history - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 belonging to the past
2 the study of the past
3 periods and dates in history
the past PAST
old things NEW/OLD

1 belonging to the past
- events of the past when you are thinking of them as a whole: history (noun U); adjective: historical (adverb historically)
Scottish history ◎ the history of England ◎ a museum of local history ◎ the historical facts ◎ a place which is of great importance historically
- the time before history was written down: prehistory (noun U); adjective: prehistoric
European prehistory ◎ a prehistoric painting/animal

2 the study of the past
- the study of past events and social, political and economic developments: history (noun U)
I studied history at university. ◎ a history professor
- a person who studies history: historian
- a book written about a historical topic: history
a history of the French Revolution
- the study of ancient civilizations based on objects or parts of buildings that are found in the ground: archaeology (AmE archeology); connected with archaeology: archaeological (AmE archeological)
an archaeological dig
- an expert in archaeology: archaeologist (AmE archeologist)

3 periods and dates in history
- the time before the present; the things that happened in that time: the past
- a portion of time in the life of a person or nation: period
the Tudor period ◎ the early period of Soviet rule in Russia
- a period in the past (often connected with sb or sth): time, day
In Shakespeare's time, all the actors were men. ◎ In my grandmother's day, women wore long dresses.
- a particular period of history: age
the ice age ◎ Stone Age man ◎ We live in the modern age.
- a period of time in history that is special for some reason: era
the postwar era
- belonging to times long past: ancient
ancient history ◎ the ancient world
- belonging to the Middle Ages in European history (= between about 1100 and 1500): medieval
medieval art ◎ during the medieval period
- of the present or recent period: modern
modern history
- a particular period of 100 years that is used for giving dates: century
during the thirteenth century (= from 1200 to 1299)
We are living in the twentieth century.
- the period before Christ: BC; the period after Christ: AD
The Buddha is thought to have died in 483 BC.
- to have existed since a particular time: date back to ※¦, date from ※¦
This vase dates back to the Roman period.
- to discover how old sth is: date sth
They are trying to date the fossils that they have just found.
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- the traditions, qualities and cultural achievements of a country that have existed for a long time and have great importance for the country: heritage (noun U)
We should preserve our national heritage. ◎ Old buildings are part of our cultural heritage.
- a collection of historical documents which record the history of a place or an organization: archives (noun plural), archive
He carried out his research in the library's archives. ◎ archive material