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history vs historical record

historical record vs history

history and historical record both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
history Yes No No No
historical record Yes No No No
As nouns, historical record is a hyponym of history; that is, historical record is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than history:
  • history: a record or narrative description of past events
  • historical record: writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)
history (noun) historical record (noun)
the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)
all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge
a record or narrative description of past events
the aggregate of past events
the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
Difference between history and historical record

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