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his·tor·i·cal
(hĭ-stôr′ĭ-kəl, -stŏr′-)adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to history; concerned with past events: a historical account.
b. Based on past events or set in the past: a historical novel.
c. Used in or providing evidence of the past: historical costumes; historical records.
2. Concerned with phenomena as they change through time: a historical dictionary.
3. Important or famous in history. See Usage Note at historic.
his·tor′i·cal·ly adv.
his·tor′i·cal·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | historically - throughout history; "historically they have never coexisted peacefully" |
2. | historically - with respect to history; "this is historically interesting" |
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Translations
تاريخيّا
historicky
historiskt
történelmileg
sögulega
historicky
tarihî olarak
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historically
[hɪˈstɒrɪkəli] adv (from a historical point of view) [accurate, inaccurate] → historiquementCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
historically
adv
(= traditionally) → traditionellerweise; the country has historically been very dependent on agriculture → das Land war immer schon stark von der Landwirtschaft abhängig
(= relating to history) important, accurate, consider → historisch; historically unique → einmalig in der Geschichte; as historically significant as … → von gleicher historischer Bedeutung wie …; historically (speaking) → historisch gesehen, aus historischer Sicht
(= uniquely) important, high etc → einmalig, beispiellos
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history
(ˈhistəri) – plural ˈhistories – noun1. the study of events etc that happened in the past. She is studying British history; (also adjective) a history lesson/book.
2. a description usually in writing of past events, ways of life etc. I'm writing a history of Scotland.
3. (the description of) the usually interesting events etc associated with (something). This desk/word has a very interesting history.
hiˈstorian (-ˈstoː-) noun a person who studies (and writes about) history.
hiˈstoric (-ˈsto-) adjective famous or important in history. a historic battle.
hiˈstorical (-ˈsto-) adjective1. of or about history; of or about people or events from history. historical research; historical novels.
2. that actually happened or existed, not legendary or mythical. Was Shakespeare's character Macbeth a historical person?
hiˈstorically (-ˈsto-) adverbmake history
to do something very important, especially to be the first to do something. The Wright brothers made history when they were the first to fly an aeroplane.
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