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 historiographiā : historiā, history; see HISTORY + -graphiā, -graphy.] his·to′ri·o·graphic (-ē-ə-grăfĭk), his·to′ri·o·graphi·cal (-ĭ-kəl) adj. his·to′ri·o·graphi·cal·ly adv. |
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