Historical
adjectivehɪ'stɔrɪkəl
Adjective
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
“historical (or historic) times”
“a historical character”
Similar:Historichaving 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”
used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Similar:Diachronic
Other
of or relating to the study of history
“historical scholars”
“a historical perspective”
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