Histories

/ˈhɪstəriz/ noun

Definition

plural of history; accounts of past events

Etymology

from Greek 'historia', meaning 'inquiry, knowledge acquired by investigation'

Kelly Says

Herodotus, the 'Father of History,' gave us this word - it originally meant any systematic inquiry, not just about the past!

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