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Meaning of 'historical' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Historical [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.

Meaning of 'historical' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . historical [ a]
Meaning (1):
- of or relating to the study of history
Example in sentence:
  • a historical perspective;
  • historical scholars
Meaning (2):
- used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Example in sentence:
  • diachronic linguistics
3 . historical [ s]
Meaning (3):
- belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
Example in sentence:
  • a historical character;
  • historic victories;
  • historical (or historic) times
Meaning (4):
- having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
Example in sentence:
  • actual historical events;
  • doubt that a historical Camelot every existed;
  • the historical Jesus

Nearby Words:

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