edward gibbon

1. 1.

   English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)

   SynonymsGibbon

   Broaderhistorian

Questions about edward gibbon

What does edward gibbon mean?

edward gibbon means "English historian best known for his history of the Roman Empire (1737-1794)".

What is another word for edward gibbon?

Close synonyms include Gibbon. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is edward gibbon a common word?

edward gibbon is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.