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his·to·ri·og·ra·phy
[hi-stawr-ee-og-ruh-fee, -stohr-] Pronunciation Key
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[hi-stawr-ee-og-ruh-fee, -stohr-] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -phies.
| 1. | the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively. |
| 2. | the body of techniques, theories, and principles of historical research and presentation; methods of historical scholarship. |
| 3. | 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. |
| 4. | an official history: medieval historiographies. |
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his·to·ri·o·graph·ic
[hi-stawr-ee-uh-graf-ik, -stohr-] Pronunciation Key, his·to·ri·o·graph·i·cal, adjective
[hi-stawr-ee-uh-graf-ik, -stohr-] Pronunciation Key, his·to·ri·o·graph·i·cal, adjective his·to·ri·o·graph·i·cal·ly, adverb
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| his·to·ri·og·ra·phy
(hĭ-stôr'ē-ŏg'rə-fē, -stōr'-) Pronunciation Key
n.
[French historiographie, from Old French, from Greek historiographiā : historiā, history; see history + -graphiā, -graphy.] his·to'ri·o·graph'ic (-ē-ə-grāf'ĭk), his·to'ri·o·graph'i·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj., his·to'ri·o·graph'i·cal·ly adv. |
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| historiography | |
noun | |
| 1. | a body of historical literature |
| 2. | the writing of history |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Historiography
His*to`ri*og"ra*phy\, n. The art of employment of an historiographer.
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