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sociohistorical

adjective
so·​cio·​his·​tor·​i·​cal | \ ˌsō-sē-ō-hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl How to pronounce sociohistorical (audio) , ˌsō-shē-, -ˈstär-\

Definition of sociohistorical

: of, relating to, or involving social history or a combination of social and historical factors

Examples of sociohistorical in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 In a novel that gleefully blends thriller elements with sociohistorical considerations, a disgraced Israeli agent offers tragicomic reflections on the broken promises of the Promised Land. — New York Times, "12 New Books We Recommend This Week," 21 Sep. 2017 Mr. Gutman was awarded a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship to research his Mozart biography, which likewise examined the composer through a sociohistorical lens. — Margalit Fox, New York Times, "Robert W. Gutman, whose influential biographies of Wagner and," 18 May 2016

First Known Use of sociohistorical

1900, in the meaning defined above

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