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 providing evidence for a fact of history; serving as a source of history [a historical document] 3.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 — [[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
historical */*/*/ — 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… … English dictionary
