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   historical

   /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/

   adjective

   • 1. of or concerning history or past events: "historical evidence"
   • ▪ belonging to the past: "famous historical figures" Similar pastbygoneancientoldformerpriorfrom the pastliterary:of yoreOpposite contemporary
   • ▪ (especially of a novel or film) set in the past.
   • ▪ (of the study of a subject) based on an analysis of its development over a period: "for the Darwinians, biogeography became a historical science" Similar documentedrecordedchronicledattestedfactualverifiedconfirmedarchivalauthenticactualtrueOpposite legendary

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Latin from Greek historikos (see historic).

   Scrabble Points: 15

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHISTORICAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   HISTORICAL definition: 1. connected with studying or representing things from the past: 2. used to describe prices…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of HISTORICAL is of, relating to, or having the character of history. How to use historical in a sentence. historic or historical?

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryHISTORICAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   connected with studying or representing things from the past: Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed. She specializes in historical novels set in 18th-century England. used to describe prices, values, etc. in the past: The table compares historical exchange rates for five different currencies.

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   Historical definition: of, relating to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events. See examples of HISTORICAL used in a sentence.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHISTORIC | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   (of a thing or event) important when studied as part of the past: historic buildings and monuments. (Definition of historic from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of historic. historic. It is also the case that historic preservation virtually never operates this way either.

7. www.thefreedictionary.com › historicalHistorical - definition of historical by The Free Dictionary

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   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.

8. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › historicHistoric Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   historical: such as; famous or important in history; having great and lasting importance… See the full definition

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishhistoric adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Historical usually describes something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or something that really happened in the past: a political system that arose from specific historical circumstances; I have been doing some historical research. Was Robin Hood a historical figure?

10. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionhistorical adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    Historical usually describes something that is connected with the past or with the study of history, or something that really happened in the past: a political system that arose from specific historical circumstances; I have been doing some historical research. Was Robin Hood a historical figure?

11. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › historicalHistorical - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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    Use the adjective historical to describe something that happened in the past, like the historical details of your ancestors' immigration to the United States. When you're talking about events in the past, you can call them historical.