macrohistory

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noun

A form of large-scale history dealing with large groups of cultures over very long time periods.

Opposite
microhistory
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Meanings

nounmacrohistory (countable and uncountable, plural macrohistories)

plural macrohistories

  1. countableuncountableA form of large-scale history dealing with large groups of cultures over very long time periods.

    These days, it’s chiefly nonhistorians like Jared Diamond and Tim Flannery who seek to trace the long arc of the species and write macrohistory in a scientific key.

    2008 March 16, Alexander Star, “I Feel Good”, in New York Times

    Antonyms: microhistory

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA form of large-scale history dealing with large groups of cultures over very long time periods.

Opposite
microhistory

Origin

From macro- + history.

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APA

macrohistory. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrohistory

MLA

“macrohistory.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrohistory. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrohistory,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrohistory.

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