Macrohistory
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Macrohistory is a noun meaning A form of large-scale history dealing with large groups of cultures over very long time periods.
Meaning
A form of large-scale history dealing with large groups of cultures over very long time periods.
Example Sentences
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.
Word Forms
- macrohistories
Antonyms for macrohistory
Common opposites include microhistory.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include macrohistorian, macrotheory, macrogeography, macroanalysis, macrogeology, macrodiscourse.
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