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Toynbee

noun
1.
English historian who studied the rise and fall of civilizations looking for cyclical patterns (1889-1975).  Synonyms: Arnold Joseph Toynbee, Arnold Toynbee.





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"Toynbee" Quotes from Famous Books



... burst out, with a ring of genuine manliness in his voice, 'you don't know 'ow good, 'ow beautiful she is. I ain't fit to breathe 'er name in my thoughts. An' she's so clever. I met 'er at that Toynbee 'All. There was a party of toffs there all together. You would 'ave enjoyed it, Mr. MacShaughnassy, if you could 'ave 'eard 'er; she was makin' fun of the pictures and the people round about to 'er pa—such ...
— Novel Notes • Jerome K. Jerome


Words linked to "Toynbee" :   historian, historiographer


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