history book

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see history, book.

“Sitting at a corner table in the restaurant, he was reading a history book, while I was reading a book about the planet Jupiter.”

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Meanings

nounhistory book (plural history books)

plural history books

  1. singularsingular of history books
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see history, book.

    Sitting at a corner table in the restaurant, he was reading a history book, while I was reading a book about the planet Jupiter.

Cite this entry
APA

history book. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/history%20book

MLA

“history book.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/history%20book. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “history book,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/history%20book.

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