his·tor·i·cal (h -stôr -k l, -st r-)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·tor i·cal·ly adv.his·tor i·cal·ness n. |
historical
Adjective
1. occurring in the past
2. describing or representing situations or people that existed in the past: a historical novel
3. belonging to or typical of the study of history: historical perspective
historically adv
USAGE: See at historic.
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" | |
| 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"historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character" past - earlier than the present time; no longer current; "time past"; "his youth is past"; "this past Thursday"; "the past year" | |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 << OPPOSITE contemporary see see, historic
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