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his⋅to⋅ri⋅an

[hi-stawr-ee-uhn, -stohr-]
–noun
1. an expert in history; authority on history.
2. a writer of history; chronicler.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME. See history, -an
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his·to·ri·an   (hĭ-stôr'ē-ən, -stōr'-, -stŏr'-)   
n.  
  1. A writer, student, or scholar of history.

  2. One who writes or compiles a chronological record of events; a chronicler.

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HISTORIAN
A source code management system sold by OPCODE, Inc.

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