historiographic

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adjective

Relating to the writing of history.

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Meanings

adjectivehistoriographic (comparative more historiographic, superlative most historiographic)

comparative more historiographic · superlative most historiographic

  1. Relating to the writing of history.
  2. Relating to the study and practice of historical scholarship.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Englishhistorio-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gerbʰ-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*grə́pʰō
  4. Ancient Greekγρᾰ́φω (grắphō)
  5. Ancient Greekγραφή (graphḗ)
  6. Englishhistoriography
  7. Englishhistoriographic

From historiography + -ic.

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APA

historiographic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historiographic

MLA

“historiographic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historiographic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “historiographic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historiographic.

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