— historiographic /hi stawr'ee euh graf"ik, -stohr'-/ , historiographical , adj. — historiographically , adv.
/hi stawr'ee og"reuh fee, -stohr'-/ , n. , pl. historiographies .
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.
[ 1560-70; historiographie historiographía. See HISTORY, -O-, -GRAPHY ]