unhistorical

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-/
- /ˌʌnhɪsˈtɒrɪkəl /

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

Definitions of unhistorical word

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

See all 8 definitions of unhistorical

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Origin of unhistorical

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 Unhistorical

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Unhistorical

unhistorical 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.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

unhistorical usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for unhistorical

adj unhistorical

legendary — of, relating to, or of the nature of a legend.

adjective unhistorical

created — to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.

All 2 Synonyms of unhistorical

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