historiography

[ hi-stawr-ee-og-ruh-fee, -stohr- ]

/ hɪˌstɔr iˈɒg rə fi, -ˌstoʊr- /

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noun, plural his·to·ri·og·ra·phies.

the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively.

the body of techniques, theories, and principles of historical research and presentation; methods of historical scholarship.

the narrative presentation of history based on a critical examination, evaluation, and selection of material from primary and secondary sources and subject to scholarly criteria.

an official history: medieval historiographies.

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Origin of historiography

1560–70; <Middle French historiographie<Greek historiographía.See history, -o-, -graphy

OTHER WORDS FROM historiography

his·to·ri·o·graph·ic

[hi-stawr-ee-uh-graf-ik, -stohr-], /hɪˌstɔr i əˈgræf ɪk, -ˌstoʊr-/, his·to·ri·o·graph·i·cal, adjectivehis·to·ri·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb

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How to use historiography in a sentence

Thus are the historiographical trenches dug for the centenary.
The Utterly Pointless First World War|Michael F. Bishop|May 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
As a child he learned to set type, and as a child, also, he assisted his father in historiographical work.
Famous Authors (Men)|E. F. (Edward Francis) Harkins
A Bohemian edition, with additions and a historiographical introduction, appeared in 1848.
Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations|Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for historiography

historiography

/ (ˌhɪstɔːrɪˈɒɡrəfɪ) /

noun

the writing of history

the study of the development of historical method, historical research, and writing

any body of historical literature

Derived forms of historiography

historiographic (hɪˌstɔːrɪəˈɡræfɪk) or historiographical, adjective

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