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historiographer definition

his·to·ri·og·ra·pher (his tôr′ē äg′rə fər)

noun

a historian; esp., one appointed to write the history of some institution, country, etc.
a specialist in historiography

Etymology: < OFr or LL: OFr historiographeur < LL historiographus < Gr historiographos < historia (see history) + graphein, to write (see graphic)

Related Forms:

historiographic his·to′·rio·graph′ic (-ə graf′ik) adjective or historiographical his·to′·rio·graph′i·cal
historiographically his·to′·rio·graph′i·cally adverb

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