Definitions
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- noun A form of large-scale
history dealing with large groups ofcultures over very long time periods.
Etymologies
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macro- + history
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Examples
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One is macrohistory, while the other is microhistory.
Great structures? Daniel Little 2009
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One is macrohistory, while the other is microhistory.
Archive 2009-01-01 Daniel Little 2009
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Therefore science fiction is the only literature capable of exploring the macrohistory of our species, and of placing our history, and even our daily lives, in a cosmic context.
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