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historian

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See also: historían

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From Middle English historian, historien, from Old French historien, from Latin historia (story, history), equivalent to history +‎ -ian. More at history.

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historian (plural historians)

  1. A writer of history.
  2. One who studies or researches history.
    • 1992, Jonathan Gorman, Understanding history, page 65:
      If this is what real people and societies are like, then it may be appropriate for historians to represent their subjects' lives in storylike form.
  3. (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.

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historian

  1. accusative singular of historia

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historian

  1. genitive/accusative singular of historia

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historian

  1. third-person plural present indicative of historiar

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historian

  1. definite singular of historia