n.
1.the aggregate of past events
2.the continuum of events occurring in succession leading from the past to the present and even into the future
3.a record or narrative description of past events
4.the discipline that records and interprets past events involving human beings
5.all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing
Idiom of the Day
sail right through (something)
to finish something quickly and easily
I was able to sail right through the material for my final exam.