Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

natural history

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.93 in modern English

Syllables: nat-u-ral his-to-ry
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The study of all natural phenomena: botany, zoology, mineralogy, etc.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The progression of a medical condition in an individual.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Biology.

Inflected Forms

natural histories (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

naturalist science

Questions

What does natural history mean?: The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.

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