historiography

What is another word for historiography? Here is its meaning, with related words and examples.

Noun — Historiography is the writing of history, or a written account of history.

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How to use historiography

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the historiography of academic historiography a work of historiography study historiography

Historiography is a fairly academic word, more common in scholarly writing than everyday speech.

Etymology

Historiography is built from historio-, a combining form relating to history, joined with -graphy, meaning writing. Put together, the two elements describe the writing of history.

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Frequently asked questions

What does historiography mean?

It refers to the writing of history, or to the study of how historians have researched and written about the past.

What's the difference between history and historiography?

History is an account of past events, while historiography looks at how those accounts have been written and interpreted by historians.

Can historiography refer to a single book?

Yes, it can describe one particular written history as well as the wider study of how history is written.

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