historical

his-tor-i-cal · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Of or concerning history; relating to the past.

  2. 2.

    Based on or reconstructing events from the past.

  3. 3.

    Belonging to or set in a period of history.

Phrases & expressions

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    historical accuracy — faithfulness to actual historical events
  • •
    historical context — the circumstances of a particular time in history
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    historical perspective — viewing things in relation to past events
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    historical figure — a person of significance from the past

Related words

Antonyms: contemporary, current, modern
See also: historian, historic, history, past
Synonyms: ancient, archival, documented, past

Etymology

From Latin historicus + "-al." From Greek historikos ("of or for inquiry, historical").