Historical - Definition

adj 1: of or relating to the study of history; "historical
scholars"; "a historical perspective" [ant:
ahistorical]
2: having 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"
3: belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the
past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times";
"a historical character" [syn: historic, historical]
4: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it
changes through time; "diachronic linguistics" [syn:
diachronic, historical] [ant: synchronic]