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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024Toyn•bee (toin′bē),USA pronunciation n. - Arnold J(oseph), 1889–1975, English historian.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Toynbee /ˈtɔɪnbɪ/ n - Arnold 1852–83, British economist and social reformer, after whom Toynbee Hall, a residential settlement in East London, is named
- his nephew, Arnold Joseph. 1889–1975, British historian. In his chief work, A Study of History (1934–61), he attempted to analyse the principles determining the rise and fall of civilizations
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