• Macrohistory

    Origin

    - + macro + history

    Full definition of macrohistory

    Noun

    macrohistory

    (countable and uncountable; plural macrohistorys)
    1. A form of large-scale history dealing with large groups of cultures over very long time periods.
      • March 16, 2008, Alexander Star, I Feel Good, 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.
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