"microhistory" meaning in English

See microhistory in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: microhistories [plural]
Etymology: From micro- + history. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|history}} micro- + history Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microhistory (countable and uncountable, plural microhistories)
  1. The study of the past on a small scale, such as an individual neighborhood or town, as a case study for general trends. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): History Derived forms: microhistorian, microhistorical, microhistorically Translations (study of the past on a small scale): microhistòria [feminine] (Catalan), microhistoire [feminine] (French), Mikrogeschichte [feminine] (German), microstoria [feminine] (Italian), micro-história [feminine] (Portuguese), microhistoria [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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