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English adjective: historical

1. historical of or relating to the study of history


SamplesHistorical scholars.
A historical perspective.


Antonymsahistorical

2. historical having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary


SamplesThe historical Jesus.
Doubt that a historical Camelot every existed.
Actual historical events.


Similarexistent, real


Antonymsunreal

3. historical belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past


SamplesHistoric victories.
Historical (or historic) times.
A historical character.


Synonymshistoric


Similarpast


Antonymsfuture, present

4. historical used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time


SamplesDiachronic linguistics.


Synonymsdiachronic


Domain categorylanguage, linguistic communication


Antonymssynchronic









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