Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for HIS-TO'RI-AN
HIS-TO'RI-ALHIS-TOR'IC, or HIS-TOR'IC-AL
HIS-TO'RI-AN, n. [Fr. historien; L. historicus; It. istorico. See History.]
A writer or compiler of history; one who collects and relates facts and events in writing, particularly respecting nations. Hume is called an elegant historian.
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