"metahistory" meaning in All languages combined

See metahistory on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: metahistories [plural]
Etymology: From meta- + history. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|meta|history}} meta- + history Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} metahistory (countable and uncountable, plural metahistories)
  1. The history of history itself. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: metahistorian, metahistorical, historicism, historiography
    Sense id: en-metahistory-en-noun-MMYIHdz2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with meta-, Pages with 1 entry

Inflected forms

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