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| 1. | [ adjective ] (history) of or relating to the study of history | |
| Examples: | "historical scholars" "a historical perspective" |
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| Related terms: | ahistorical history | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] (history) belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past | |
| Synonyms: | historic | |
| Examples: | "historic victories" "historical (or historic) times" "a historical character" |
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| Related terms: | past history history | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] (history) having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary | |
| Examples: | "the historical Jesus" "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed" "actual historical events" |
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| Related terms: | real | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (history) belonging to the past | |
| Synonyms: | historic | |
| Examples: | "historical (or historic) times" "a historical character" |
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| Related terms: | past | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] (linguistics) used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time | |
| Synonyms: | diachronic | |
| Examples: | "diachronic linguistics" |
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| Related terms: | synchronic language | |
| Similar spelling: |
historically historic historied historian history histrionic Hightower |
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