[his.to.ri.og.ra.phy] n (1569) 1 a: the writing of history; esp: the writing of history based on the critical examination of sources, the selection of particulars from the authentic materials, and the synthesis of particulars into a narrative that will stand the test of critical methods b: the principles, theory, and history of historical writing "a course in ~"
2: the product of historical writing: a body of historical literature -- his.to.rio.graph.i.cal also his.to.rio.graph.ic adj -- his.to.rio.graph.i.cal.ly adv