hist.

A form of historian — A writer of history.

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Meanings

nounhist. (plural histt.)

plural histt.

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of historian.

    B. Adhaerere alicui, to be close to a person or thing, to be near, to hang on, keep close to, etc. (mostly post-Cic., esp. in the histt.):[…]

    1879, Charlton Thomas Lewis, Charles Short, “ăd-haerĕo”, in A Latin Dictionary, Oxford at the Clarendon Press, II.B
adjectivehist. (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationnot comparableAbbreviation of historical.
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APA

hist.. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hist.

MLA

“hist..” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hist.. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hist.,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hist..

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