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his·tor·i·cal  (h-stôr-kl, -str-)
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to the character of history.
b. Based on or concerned with events in history.
c. Used in the past: historical costumes; historical weapons.
2. Important or famous in history. See Usage Note at historic.
3. Diachronic.

his·tori·cal·ly adv.
his·tori·cal·ness n.

historical [hɪˈstɒrɪkəl]
adj
1. (Historical Terms) belonging to or typical of the study of history historical methods
2. (Historical Terms) concerned with or treating of events of the past historical accounts
3. (Historical Terms) based on or constituting factual material as distinct from legend or supposition
4. (Historical Terms) based on or inspired by history a historical novel
5. (Historical Terms) occurring or prominent in history
6. a less common word for historic [1]
historically  adv
historicalness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.historical - of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective"
ahistorical - unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
2.historical - having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary; "the historical Jesus"; "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"; "actual historical events"
real, existent - being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow
3.historical - belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"
past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year"
4.historical - used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics"
language, linguistic communication - a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols; "he taught foreign languages"; "the language introduced is standard throughout the text"; "the speed with which a program can be executed depends on the language in which it is written"

historical
adjective factual, real, documented, actual, authentic, chronicled, attested, archival, verifiable a fascinating collection of historical photographs
current, contemporary, fabulous, legendary, present-day, fictional, mythical see historic
Translations
historical [hɪsˈtɒrɪkəl] ADJhistórico

historical [hɪˈstɒrɪkəl] adj
(from the past) [figure, event, monument] → historique
(set in the past) [book, film, play] → historique
historical novel → roman m historique
(related to the study of history) [records, research] → historique
modern historical research → la recherche historique moderne
It was this kind of historical context that Morris brought to his work → C'est ce type de contexte historique que Morris intégra dans son œuvre.
from a historical perspective → d'un point de vue historique
Viewed from a historical perspective, agricultural landscapes are ever changing → D'un point de vue historique, le paysage agricole est en constante transformation.

historical
adjhistorisch; studies, background, investigation, method alsogeschichtlich; historical researchGeschichtsforschung f; places of historical interesthistorisch or geschichtlich interessante Stätten pl

historical [hɪsˈtɒrɪkl] adjstorico/a
historical [hɪsˈtɒrɪkl] adjstorico/a

historical تاريخى historický historisk historisch ιστορικός histórico historiallinen historique povijesni storico 歴史上の 역사적인 historisch historisk historyczny histórico исторический historisk ที่เกี่ยวกับประวัติศาสตร์ tarihi liên quan đến lịch sử 历史的


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