historionomer

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/ˌhɪstəɹiˈɒnəmə(ɹ)//hɪˌstɔːɹiˈɒnəmə(ɹ)/

noun

historian or historiographer

OriginAncient Greek ἱστωριονόμος →
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Meanings

nounhistorionomer (plural historionomers)

plural historionomers

  1. archaicuncommonhistorian or historiographer

    And historionomers will have measured accurately the sidereal years of races.

    1853–1864, James Russell Lowell, “(please specify the page)”, in Fireside Travels, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor and Fields, published 1864, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἱστωριονόμος
  2. Englishhistorionomer

From Ancient Greek ἱστωριονόμος (histōrionómos), from ἱστορία (historía, “history”) + -νόμος (-nómos), from νέμω (némō, “tend to something”).

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APA

historionomer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historionomer

MLA

“historionomer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historionomer. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “historionomer,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/historionomer.

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