Ibn-Khaldūn
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Ibn-Khal·dūn | \ ˌi-bən-ˌkal-ˈdün 
, -ˌḵal- \
, -ˌḵal- \Definition of Ibn-Khaldūn
1332–1406 Arab historian
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