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-ician
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English
Etymology
From en fr -icien, from fr 1 -ique<g:f-s> -ien. en -ic -ian.
Pronunciation
en /-ˈɪʃən/
Suffix
forming nouns denoting occupations:
A person who studies or is an expert in the related -ics.
en obstetrics obstetrician
en phonetics phonetician
Usage notes
Relatively few terms are directly derived using this suffix. Terms ending in -ician were often derived from Middle French words ending in frm -icien, which themselves were derived from words ending in frm -ique f-s + frm -ien, e.g.:
en mathematician, from 1 en frm mathematicien, itself from frm mathematique f-s mathematics + frm -ien
en practician, from 1 en frm practicien, itself from frm practique f-s practice + frm -ien.
Derived terms
en
Anagrams
en aciin acini iniac