historical method
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of historical method
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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And that's another reason why I admire Murray so much is that he was very true to the scientific method and the historical method of the Dictionary.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023
Jenkins describes herself as “a prosecutor who is looking away from the historical method of punishment and incarceration,” an echo of Price and of Boudin.
From Washington Post • Mar. 20, 2023
Likewise, the Greeks were the first to systematically employ the essential historical method of using primary sources written or experienced at the time as the basis of historical research.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
Dray’s historical method involves a bit of overlapping and backtracking, and he sometimes seems more interested in the literary description and public presentation of hunting rather than the act itself.
From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2018
The historical method has, it is not too much to say, broken the seals.
From What and Where is God? A Human Answer to the Deep Religious Cry of the Modern Soul by Swain, Richard la Rue
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