oral history

English

Noun

oral history (countable and uncountable, plural oral histories)

(historiography) The collection and study of historical information about individuals, families, important events, or everyday life using audiotapes, videotapes, or transcriptions of planned interviews.
Oral tradition.

Translations

collection and study of orally transferred historical information

Chinese:
Mandarin: 口述歷史, 口述历史 (kǒushù lìshǐ)
Finnish: suullinen historia

French: histoire orale f
Japanese: オーラル・ヒストリー
Russian: please add this translation if you can

oral tradition — see oral tradition

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