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historically

his·tor·i·cal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor-]
    • /hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-/
    • /hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hi-stawr-i-kuh l, -stor-]
    • /hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-/

Definitions of historically word

  • adjective historically of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research. 1
  • adjective historically based on or reconstructed from an event, custom, style, etc., in the past: a historical reenactment of the battle of Gettysburg. 1
  • adjective historically 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 historically narrated or mentioned in history; belonging to the past. 1
  • adjective historically noting or pertaining to analysis based on a comparison among several periods of development of a phenomenon, as in language or economics. 1
  • adjective historically historic (def 1). 1

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Origin of historically

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 Historically

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

historically 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for historically

adverb historically

noun historically

  • oligarch — one of the rulers in an oligarchy.
  • principality — a state ruled by a prince, usually a relatively small state or a state that falls within a larger state such as an empire.
  • shah — (formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.
  • rex — king.
  • maharajah — (formerly) a ruling prince in India, especially of one of the major states.

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