historia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- background noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
- history noun The study of past events, or the events themselves considered together.
- prehistory noun The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times.
Senses
historia is used for these senses in English:
- ancient history (idiomatic) That which happened a long time ago and not worth discussing any more.
- background Information relevant to the current situation about past events; history.
- history The portion of the past that is known and recorded by this field of study, as opposed to all earlier and unknown times that preceded it (prehistory).
- history (countable, medicine) A list of past and continuing medical conditions of an individual or family.
- history (countable, computing) A record of previous user events, especially of visited web pages in a browser.
- prehistory (often, _, as, _, pre-history) The history leading up to some event, condition, etc.
background — full definition
- noun The part of a scene or image that lies behind the main subject.
- noun A person's history, education, or experience.
- adj Less prominent or noticeable; running behind the main action.
- verb To gather relevant background information on a person or subject.
history — full definition
- noun The study of past events, or the events themselves considered together.
- noun A record of an entity's past actions or states, such as a browsing history or medical history.
- noun Used to say something is no longer relevant or has ended, especially in the phrase "be history."