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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: ,

  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

/ ɪˈɒɪə /

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
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Derived Forms

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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

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Judge Everett said he had dealt with other historical abuse cases, but this was one of the most serious.

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“Earthquake-driven coastal subsidence following recent historical earthquakes has had severe consequences for communities, leading to permanent land loss, infrastructure damage and forced relocation,” the study said.

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As tight as a well thought-out jam-session,”Dead Outlaw” also recalls “Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson,” the Michael Friedman-Alex Timbers musical that created a satiric historical rock show around a most problematic president.

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First of all, there is historical precedent, since several previous U.S. presidents have coveted the giant Arctic island for various reasons.

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For historical reasons, Russians have long seen Crimea as part of their territory and Putin has spoken of a "living and unbreakable bond" with the peninsula, with its Black Sea resorts and balmy summer climate.

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