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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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, adverbWords nearby historiography
historicity, historicize, Historic Places Trust, historied, historiographer, historiography, historrhexis, history, histosol, histotome, histotomy
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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, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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