Meanings
nounoral history (countable and uncountable, plural oral histories)
plural oral histories
- countableuncountablehistoriographyThe collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews.
- countableuncountableOral tradition.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 口述歷史 /口述历史, 口述史
- 口述歷史 /口述历史 (kǒushù lìshǐ)collection and study of orally transferred historical information
- 口述史 (kǒushùshǐ)collection and study of orally transferred historical information
Dutch mondelinge geschiedenis
- mondelinge geschiedeniscollection and study of orally transferred historical information
Esperanto parola historio
- parola historiocollection and study of orally transferred historical information
Finnish suullinen historia
- suullinen historiacollection and study of orally transferred historical information
French histoire orale
- histoire oralecollection and study of orally transferred historical information
Japanese オーラル・ヒストリー
- オーラル・ヒストリーcollection and study of orally transferred historical information
Russian у́стная исто́рия
- у́стная исто́рия (ústnaja istórija)collection and study of orally transferred historical information
Cite this entry
APA
oral history. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20history
MLA
“oral history.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20history. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oral history,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20history.
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