Historical Definition & Meaning

historical
adjective
  1. of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective"
  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"
  4. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics"

Synonyms for historical

diachronic adj

used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics"

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existent adj

having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient

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historic adj

belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories

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past adv

so as to pass a given point; "every hour a train goes past" earlier than the present time; no longer current

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real adv

used as intensifiers; `real' is sometimes used informally for `really'; `rattling' is informal; "she was very gifted

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"Historical" in song lyrics

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  • "Hit em high, hella height, historical"
    Blackalicous — Alphabet Aerobics
  • "Unimaginably impactful and historical"
    Dan-e-o f/ Ian Kamau — Legacy
  • "legends of the legal pad carry me historical"
    Freddie Bruno — Freddie B-R-U-Know

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What does historical mean?
of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective" 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" belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times
What part of speech is historical?
Historical is an adjective.
How many definitions does historical have?
Historical has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).

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