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- [hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor-]
- /hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-/
- /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor-]
- /hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-/
Definitions of historical word
- adjective historical of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research. 1
- adjective historical based on or reconstructed from an event, custom, style, etc., in the past: a historical reenactment of the battle of Gettysburg. 1
- adjective historical having once existed or lived in the real world, as opposed to being part of legend or fiction or as distinguished from religious belief: to doubt that a historical Camelot ever existed; a theologian's study of the historical Jesus. 1
- adjective historical narrated or mentioned in history; belonging to the past. 1
- adjective historical noting or pertaining to analysis based on a comparison among several periods of development of a phenomenon, as in language or economics. 1
- adjective historical historic (def 1). 1
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Origin of historical
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English < Latin historic(us) historic + -al1
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Parts of speech for Historical
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
historical popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
historical usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for historical
adj historical
- real — true; not merely ostensible, nominal, or apparent: the real reason for an act.
- ancient — Ancient means very old, or having existed for a long time.
- actual — You use actual to emphasize that you are referring to something real or genuine.
- classical — You use classical to describe something that is traditional in form, style, or content.
- factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.
adjective historical
- antique — An antique is an old object such as a piece of china or furniture which is valuable because of its beauty or rarity.
- historic — well-known or important in history: a historic building; historic occasions.
- bygone — Bygone means happening or existing a very long time ago.
- commemorated — Simple past tense and past participle of commemorate.
Antonyms for historical
adj historical
- imaginary — existing only in the imagination or fancy; not real; fancied: an imaginary illness; the imaginary animals in the stories of Dr. Seuss.
- modern — of or relating to present and recent time; not ancient or remote: modern city life.
- fictional — invented as part of a work of fiction: Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
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