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historiography definition

his·to·ri·og·ra·phy (-fē)

noun

  1. the writing of history
  2. history (sense ); specif., the study of the techniques of historical research and historical writing, the methods of major historians, etc.
  3. a body of historical writing

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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