Historian

lus-tfi'ii-an, n. a winter of history. Historic, his-lor'ik, Historical, his-tor'ik-af, adj peruu mug m lnstory containing history derive d from history -adv. Historically. Historiotte, his-tor-i-ct', a short history or story. Fr Historiographer, his-tu-ri-og'ra-fer, n a writer of hi very a pudt ed or official historian. Historiography, lns-tr>-n og'ra-fi, n. the art or employment of writmg history (Gr. his to rio- — graphia historla, and gniphO, to write.] History his'to-ri, n. an account of an event a systematic.iccount of the origin and progre a nation the knowledge of facts, events, . |L. and (Jr his to? /a- (Jr his to red, to learn by inqnny At star, knowing, learned, from the root id-, in eideuai, to know, which is found also m rvderc. Sans •id, K. wit.] Histrionic, lus-tn-rm'ik, Histrionical, his-tri-on'- ik-.d, ad/ relating to the stage or stage-Players he fitting a theatre adv Histrionically fL. — histriomcns hist no, Is lruscan, primary form hister, a player.] Histnomsm, Ins'tri-o-mzm, ntl»c acts or practice of stag i -playing, or of pantomime. Hit, lm, v / in tight on that which aimed at: to touch or stukc. to reach: to suit. — to come in contact to chance luckily to succeed: — pr p. billing pa anil pa p hit.— Hltt'Qf. (Ice hitta, to light on, to find, peril, allied to L. unto, to fall. Hit. hit, n a lighting upon: a lucky chance: a stroke a happy turn of thought or expre ion Hitch, Inch, v to move b> jerks, as caught by a book to be caught by a book: to caught or fall into.- -r'./ to hook to catch. a jerk a catch or anything that holds an obstacle: a sudden lull \naut.) a knot or noose. [Kty dub.} — Hither, hi/A'cr, ado ta this place. ail/ toward the speaker nearer. [A S. hither, hider, from the Tout base hi and affix -ter, as in Af-ter, Whe ther Goth hidre. Ice. hedkra, See He.] Hithennost, nth cr-mflst, adj nearest cm this side. Hitherto, bit/i'cr-iuo, adv to this place or time as yet. [place.