HISTORIOGRAPHY


Meaning of HISTORIOGRAPHY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -fē ]

noun

Date: 1569

1.

a. : the writing of history ; especially : 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 historiography

2. : the product of historical writing : a body of historical literature

• his·to·rio·graph·i·cal -ē-ə-ˈgra-fi-kəl also his·to·rio·graph·ic -fik adjective

• his·to·rio·graph·i·cal·ly -ē-ə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē adverb

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