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- UK [hɪˈstɒrɪk(ə)l] / US [hɪˈstɔrɪk(ə)l]
adjective [usually before noun]
1) connected with history or with the past
The painting depicts an actual historical event.
There are no historical precedents for a President resigning in mid-term.
The Abbey is a major historical monument.
a) connected with history as a subject of studyhistorical research/evidence
a question of purely historical interest (= of no importance to people today)
The conflict needs to be put in its historical context to be understood.
b) used for describing someone or something as they really existed in the pastThe historical Julius Caesar bore little resemblance to Shakespeare's character.
2) literature a historical novel, film etc is based on people or events that existed in the past
English dictionary. 2014.
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historical — [his tôr′i kəl, histär′i kəl] adj. [< L historicus + AL] 1. of or concerned with history as a science [the historical method] 2. providing evidence for a fact of history; serving as a source of history [a historical document] 3. based on or… … English World dictionary
historical — UK US /hɪˈstɒrɪkəl/ adjective (also historic) FINANCE, ECONOMICS ► used to describe past prices or values: »The company offers real time and historical information on stocks, options, commodities, futures, indices, and currencies. »Historical… … Financial and business terms
historical — early 15c. (earlier in same sense was historial, late 14c.), from L. historicus (from Gk. historikos historical, of or for inquiry, from historia; see HISTORY (Cf. history)) + AL (Cf. al) (1). Related: Historically … Etymology dictionary
historical — index honest, traditional Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
historical — [adj] recorded as actually having happened actual, ancient, archival, attested, authentic, chronicled, classical, commemorated, documented, factual, important, in truth, old, past, real, verifiable; concepts 548,582,820 Ant. fictional … New thesaurus
historical — ► ADJECTIVE 1) of or concerning history. 2) belonging to or set in the past. 3) (of the study of a subject) based on an analysis of its development over a period. DERIVATIVES historically adverb … English terms dictionary
historical — historically, adv. historicalness, n. /hi stawr i keuhl, stor /, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research. 2. based on or reconstructed from an event, custom, style … Universalium
historical — [[t]hɪstɒ̱rɪk(ə)l, AM tɔ͟ːr [/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n Historical people, situations, or things existed in the past and are considered to be a part of history. ...an important historical figure. ...the historical impact of Western capitalism on the… … English dictionary
historical — historic his*tor ic (h[i^]s*t[o^]r [i^]k), historical his*tor ic*al (h[i^]s*t[o^]r [i^]*kal), a. [L. historicus, Gr. istoriko s: cf. F. historique. See {History}.] Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
historical — his|tor|i|cal [ hı stɔrıkl ] adjective usually before noun *** 1. ) connected with history or the past: The painting depicts an actual historical event. There are no historical precedents for a President resigning in mid term. The Abbey is a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
