historia

Definitions of historia
  1. noun
    the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
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    artes, artes liberales, humanidades
    studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
  2. noun
    all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
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    cognición, conocimiento
    the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
  3. noun
    a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events
    synonyms: relato
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    thriller
    a story about a crime (usually murder) presented as a novel or play or movie
    conseja, fábula, leyenda
    a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
    cuento, historieta, novela corta
    a prose narrative shorter than a novel
    alegoría, apólogo, fábula, parábola
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
    falacia, fábula, mito
    a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
    novela de suspense, película de suspense
    a suspenseful adventure story or play or movie
    folletín, saga
    a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family; originally (12th to 14th centuries) a story of the families that settled Iceland and their descendants but now any prose narrative that resembles such an account
    novela policíaca
    a narrative about someone who investigates crimes and obtains evidence leading to their resolution
  4. noun
    a record or narrative description of past events
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    etimología
    a history of a word
    historial
    detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment
    documento histórico
    writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)
    anales
    a chronological account of events in successive years
    biografía
    an account of the series of events making up a person's life
    historial médico, protocolo
    the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient
    autobiografía
    a biography of yourself
    hagiografía
    a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)
    perfil
    biographical sketch
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    constancia
    anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
  5. noun
    the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
    synonyms: conseja, copla, cuento, fábula, mandanga, narración, narrativa, película, relación, relato, rollo, rondalla
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    relación
    an act of narration
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    cuenta, información, informe, narración, nota, referencia, relación, relato, reseña
    the act of informing by verbal report
  6. noun
    the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
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    continuo
    a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
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