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• history repeats itself — 1858 G. ELIOT Janet’s Repentance in Scenes of Clerical Life II. x. History, we know, is apt to repeat itself. 1865 H. SEDLEY Marian Rooke III. v. i. History, it is said, repeats itself... Few but are reminded almost every day..of something that… …   Proverbs new dictionary

• history repeats itself — history reˈpeats itself idiom used to say that things often happen later in the same way as before • Years later family history repeated itself with Eve s daughters. Main entry: ↑historyidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• history repeats itself — events or patterns of behavior occur over and over again …   English contemporary dictionary

• history — his|to|ry W1S2 [ˈhıstəri] n plural histories ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(past events)¦ 2¦(development of something)¦ 3¦(subject)¦ 4¦(account)¦ 5¦(past life)¦ 6 make history 7 something will go down in history 8 history repeats itself …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• history — n. 1) to make history 2) to trace the history of smt. 3) to distort; revise, rewrite history 4) to go down in history as (he went down in history as a tyrant) 5) ancient; cultural; medieval; military; modem; natural history 6) a case; personal… …   Combinatory dictionary

• history — / hIstFri/ noun 1 PAST EVENTS (U) all the things that happened in the past, especially the political, social, or economic development of a nation: India has been invaded several times during its history. | Throughout history the achievements of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• history — noun /ˈhɪstəri,ˈhɪstri/ a) The aggregate of past events. History repeats itself if we don’t learn from its mistakes. b) The branch of knowledge that studies the past; the assessment of notable events. Holes in your pant pockets turn your coins… …   Wiktionary

• history — see history repeats itself happy is the country which has no history …   Proverbs new dictionary

• A Short History of Progress — is a book length essay penned by Ronald Wright and published in 2004. It was originally read by the author as a series of hour long Massey Lectures given in each of five different cities across Canada and broadcast on the CBC Radio program, Ideas …   Wikipedia

• History of the Papacy — The History of the Papacy is the history of both the spiritual role and the temporal role over a timespan of almost 2,000 years from the arrival of Peter in Rome to the present day. The office of the Pope is called the Papacy. In addition to his… …   Wikipedia

• History of theatre — Performer playing Sugriva in the Koodiyattam form o …   Wikipedia