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See also: historían
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- hist. (abbreviation)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English historian, historien, from Old French historien, from Latin historia (“story, history”). More at history.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /hɪˈstɔːɹɪən/, /hɪˈstɔəɹɪən/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /hɪˈstɔɹi.ən/
- (New York Metropolitan Area) IPA(key): /hɪˈstɑɹi.ən/
- Hyphenation: his‧to‧ri‧an
Noun[edit]
historian (plural historians)
- A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.
- One who studies or researches history.
- (medicine) One who recounts their own medical history.
- 2007, Joyce E. Dains, Linda Ciofu Baumann, Pamela Scheibel, Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis in Primary Care:
- The patient is unconscious when the syncopal event takes place and therefore is a poor historian.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
writer of history
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person who studies history
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Further reading[edit]
Esperanto[edit]
Adjective[edit]
historian
- accusative singular of historia
Finnish[edit]
Noun[edit]
historian
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
historian
Swedish[edit]
Noun[edit]
historian
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