history vs record

record vs history

history and record both are nouns.

history is not a verb while record is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
history	Yes	No	No	No
record	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, record is a hypernym of history; that is, record is a word with a broader meaning than history:

history: a record or narrative description of past events
record: anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

history (noun)	record (noun)
the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings	an extreme attainment; the best (or worst) performance ever attested (as in a sport)
all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge	the sum of recognized accomplishments
a record or narrative description of past events	sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
the aggregate of past events	a list of crimes for which an accused person has been previously convicted
the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future	a compilation of the known facts regarding something or someone
	anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
	a document that can serve as legal evidence of a transaction
	the number of wins versus losses and ties a team has had

history (verb)	record (verb)
	make a record of; set down in permanent form
	register electronically
	indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
	be aware of

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