noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/hɪˌstɒɹiˈɒɡɹəfi/
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Canada, US:/hɪˌstɔɹiˈɑɡɹəfi/
Scotland:/hɪˌstɔɾeˈɔɡɾəfe/
rhymes with -ɒɡɹəfi
CMU ARPABET:HH IH0 S T AO2 R IY0 AA1 G R AH0 F IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The writing of history; a written history.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The study of the discipline and practice of history and the writings of past historians.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
the writing of history
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: literature
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English historio- Proto-Indo-European *gerbh- Proto-Hellenic *grə́phō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek γραφή (graphḗ) Ancient Greek -γραφίᾱ (-graphíā)bor. French -graphieder. English -graphy English historiography From historio- + -graphy.
Across languages
Translations
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
պատմագրություն
(patmagrutʻyun)
— writing of history
Catalan:
historiografia
— writing of history
Chinese Mandarin:
史料編纂法 /史料编纂法
(shǐliào biānzuǎnfǎ)
— writing of history
Chinese Mandarin:
編史 /编史
(biānshǐ)
— writing of history
Danish:
historieskrivning
— writing of history
Finnish:
historiankirjoitus
— writing of history
Finnish:
kirjoitettu historia
— writing of history
Galician:
historiografía
— writing of history
Georgian:
ისტორიოგრაფია
(isṭoriograpia)
— writing of history
German:
Geschichtsschreibung
— writing of history
German:
Historiografie
— writing of history
Greek:
ιστοριογραφία
(istoriografía)
— writing of history
Hungarian:
történetírás
— writing of history
Irish:
staireagrafaíocht
— writing of history
Irish:
scríobh na staire
— writing of history
Kazakh:
тарихнама
(tarixnama)
— writing of history
Polish:
historiografia
— writing of history
Russian:
историогра́фия
(istoriográfija)
— writing of history
Spanish:
historiografía
— writing of history
Tagalog:
historyograpiya
— writing of history
Turkish:
tarihyazımı
— writing of history
Turkish:
historiyografi
— writing of history
Vietnamese:
sử chí
— writing of history
Armenian:
պատմագիտություն
(patmagitutʻyun)
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Catalan:
historiografia
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Chinese Mandarin:
歷史學 /历史学
(lìshǐxué)
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Chinese Mandarin:
史學 /史学
(shǐxué)
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Danish:
historigrafi
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Dutch:
geschiedschrijving
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Finnish:
historiografia
— study of the discipline and practice of history
French:
historiographie
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Galician:
historiografía
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Georgian:
ისტორიოგრაფია
(isṭoriograpia)
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Greek:
ιστοριογραφία
(istoriografía)
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Irish:
staireagrafaíocht
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Kazakh:
тарихнама
(tarixnama)
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Polish:
historiografia
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Russian:
историогра́фия
(istoriográfija)
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Spanish:
historiografía
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Tagalog:
historyograpiya
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Turkish:
tarihyazımı
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Turkish:
historiyografi
— study of the discipline and practice of history
Vietnamese:
sử chí học
— study of the discipline and practice of history