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his·to·ri·og·ra·phy  (h-stôr-gr-f, -str-)
n.
1. The principles, theories, or methodology of scholarly historical research and presentation.
2. The writing of history based on a critical analysis, evaluation, and selection of authentic source materials and composition of these materials into a narrative subject to scholarly methods of criticism.
3. A body of historical literature.

[French historiographie, from Old French, from Greek historiographi : histori, history; see history + -graphi, -graphy.]

his·tori·o·graphic (---grfk), his·tori·o·graphi·cal (--kl) adj.
his·tori·o·graphi·cal·ly adv.

historiography [ˌhɪstɔːrɪˈɒgrəfɪ]
n
1. (Historical Terms) the writing of history
2. (Historical Terms) the study of the development of historical method, historical research, and writing
3. (Historical Terms) any body of historical literature
historiographic  [hɪˌstɔːrɪəˈgræfɪk], historiographical adj

historiography
1. the body of literature concerned with historical matters.
2. the methods of historical research and presentation.
3. an official history. — historiographer, n. — historiographic, historiographical, adj.
See also: History
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.historiography - a body of historical literature
literature - published writings in a particular style on a particular subject; "the technical literature"; "one aspect of Waterloo has not yet been treated in the literature"
2.historiography - the writing of history
authorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"
Translations
historiography [ˌhɪstɒrɪˈɒgrəfɪ] Nhistoriografía f
historiography
nGeschichtsschreibung f, → Historiografie f


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