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historical

[ hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor- ]

adjective

  1. of, relating to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events:

    historical records;

    historical research.

  2. based on or reconstructed from an event, custom, style, etc., in the past:

    a historical reenactment of the battle of Gettysburg.

  3. having once existed or lived in the real world, as opposed to being part of legend or fiction or as distinguished from religious belief:

    Scholars doubt that a historical Camelot ever existed.

    Her thesis was an overview of how theologians have studied the historical Jesus.

    Synonyms: factual, authentic

  4. narrated or mentioned in history; belonging to the past:

    He cited several historical examples of international conflict resolution.

  5. relating to or involving analysis based on a comparison among several periods of development of a phenomenon, as in language or economics:

    She taught a course in historical linguistics.



historical

/ hɪˈstɒrɪkəl /

adjective

  1. belonging to or typical of the study of history

    historical methods

  2. concerned with or treating of events of the past

    historical accounts

  3. based on or constituting factual material as distinct from legend or supposition
  4. based on or inspired by history

    a historical novel

  5. occurring or prominent in history
  6. a less common word for historic
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • hisˈtoricalness, noun
  • hisˈtorically, adverb
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Other Words From

  • his·tor·i·cal·ly adverb
  • his·tor·i·cal·ness noun
  • an·ti·his·tor·i·cal adjective
  • an·ti·his·tor·i·cal·ness noun
  • non·his·tor·i·cal adjective
  • non·his·tor·i·cal·ness noun
  • pseu·do·his·tor·i·cal adjective
  • qua·si-his·tor·i·cal adjective
  • sem·i·his·tor·i·cal adjective
  • su·per·his·tor·i·cal adjective
  • un·his·tor·i·cal adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of historical1

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin historic(us) historic ( def ) + -al 1( def )
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Example Sentences

The research team evaluated historical sightings, survey efforts, and known threats, including climate change and habitat destruction.

"Studying ancient DNA lets us reach back in time, tracking evolutionary changes directly in historical populations," said lead researcher Vagheesh Narasimhan, assistant professor of integrative biology and statistics and data sciences at UT Austin.

In a statement posted on its Telegram channel, the group called it an “important historical precedent” and called for more such warrants to be issued.

Hamas welcomed the warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant, saying that it “constitutes an important historical precedent, and a correction to a long path of historical injustice against our people”.

From BBC

Battles over books in school libraries have become emblematic of the country’s larger culture wars over race, historical revisionism and gender identity.

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