HyperDic: edward_gibbon

English > 1 sense of the expression Edward Gibbon:
NOUNperson Edward Gibbon, GibbonEnglish historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)
English > Edward Gibbon: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningEnglish historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794).
SynonymGibbon
Instance ofhistorian, historiographerA person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
SpanishEdward Gibbon, Gibbon
CatalanEdward Gibbon

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