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case history collapse: detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment

biography collapse: an account of the series of events making up a person's life

etymology collapse: the study of the sources and development of words; a history of a word

hagiography collapse: a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint)

history collapse: the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings; "he teaches Medieval history"; "history takes the long view"; all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge; "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"; a record or narrative description of past events; "a history of France"; "he gave an inaccurate account of the plot to kill the president"; "the story of exposure to lead"; the aggregate of past events; "a critical time in the school's history"; the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future; "all of human history"

chronology collapse: the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events; a record of events in the order of their occurrence; an arrangement of events in time

annals collapse: a chronological account of events in successive years; reports of the work of a society or learned body etc

literally collapse: (intensifier before a figurative expression) without exaggeration; "our eyes were literally pinned to TV during the Gulf War"; in a literal sense; "literally translated"; "he said so literally"

profile collapse: biographical sketch; an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; "a biochemical profile of blood"; "a psychological profile of serial killers"; a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers; a side view representation of an object (especially a human face); represent in profile, by drawing or painting; write about; "The author of this article profiles a famous painter"

origin collapse: properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"; the point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero; an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

yesterday collapse: the day immediately before today; "it was in yesterday's newspapers"; the recent past; "yesterday's solutions are not good enough"; "we shared many yesterdays"; on the day preceding today; "yesterday the weather was beautiful"; in the recent past; only a short time ago; "I was not born yesterday!"

oath collapse: a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury; a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegiance"

acquaint collapse: inform; "Please acquaint your colleagues of your plans to move"

squarely collapse: with firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues"; firmly and solidly; "hit the ball squarely"; "the bat met the ball squarely"; "planted his great bulk square before his enemy"; in a square shape; "a squarely cut piece of paper"; "folded the sheet of paper square"; directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point"; in a straight direct way; "looked him squarely in the eye"; "ran square into me"

obituary collapse: a notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography

neologism collapse: the act of inventing a word or phrase; a newly invented word or phrase

strictly collapse: restricted to something; "we talked strictly business"; in a stringent manner; "the laws are stringently enforced"; "stringently controlled"

familiarize collapse: make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"

diary collapse: a personal journal (as a physical object); a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

memoir collapse: an essay on a scientific or scholarly topic; an account of the author's personal experiences

resume collapse: take up or begin anew; "We resumed the negotiations"; return to a previous location or condition; "The painting resumed its old condition when we restored it"; assume anew; "resume a title"; "resume an office"; "resume one's duties"

rigidly collapse: in a rigid manner; "the body was rigidly erect"; "he sat bolt upright"

memorial collapse: a structure erected to commemorate persons or events; a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority; a recognition of meritorious service

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