Gibbon

[ gib-uh n ]
/ ˈgɪb ən /

noun

Edward,1737–94, English historian.

British Dictionary definitions for edward gibbon (1 of 2)

gibbon
/ (ˈɡɪbən) /

noun

any small agile arboreal anthropoid ape of the genus Hylobates, inhabiting forests in S Asia

Word Origin for gibbon

C18: from French, probably from an Indian dialect word

British Dictionary definitions for edward gibbon (2 of 2)

Gibbon
/ (ˈɡɪbən) /

noun

Edward. 1737–94, English historian; author of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776–88), controversial in its historical criticism of Christianity
Lewis Grassic (ˈɡræsɪk), real name James Leslie Mitchell . 1901–35, Scottish writer: best known for his trilogy of novels Scots Quair (1932–34)