historical
11historical */*/*/ — 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… …
12historical — historic, historical are sometimes distinguished in meaning. Historic is used when the idea of association with history in the sense of being celebrated, well known, or deserving to be well known is stressed {we shall visit many historic spots on …
13historical — his|tor|i|cal W2 [hıˈstɔrıkəl US ˈsto: , ˈsta: ] adj [usually before noun] 1.) relating to the past ▪ places of historical interest ▪ It is important to look at the novel in its historical context . 2.) connected to the study of history… …
14historical — /hɪsˈtɒrɪkəl / (say his torikuhl) adjective 1. relating to or concerned with the study of history or past events: historical methodology. 2. dealing with history or past events: historical documents. 3. based on fact as opposed to legend or… …
15historical — adjective Date: 15th century 1. a. of, relating to, or having the character of history < historical data > b. based on history < historical novels > c. used in the past and reproduced in historical presentations 2. famous in history ; historic a …
16historical — historic, historical Both words are used to mean ‘of or concerning history, belonging to the past rather than the present’, but historical is the more objective word denoting something that happened in the past, whereas historic describes not… …
17historical*/*/ — [hɪˈstɒrɪk(ə)l] adj 1) connected with history or with the past The painting depicts an actual historical event.[/ex] historical research/evidence[/ex] 2) based on people or events that existed in the past a historical novel[/ex] historically… …
18historical — his•tor•i•cal [[t]hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, ˈstɒr [/t]] adj. 1) why of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records[/ex] 2) why based on or suggested by history or documented material from the past: a historical… …
19historical — adj. 1 of or concerning history (historical evidence). 2 belonging to history, not to prehistory or legend. 3 (of the study of a subject) based on an analysis of its development over a period. 4 belonging to the past, not the present. 5 (of a… …
20historical — adjective of or concerning history. ↘belonging to or set in the past. ↘(of the study of a subject) based on an analysis of its development over a period. Derivatives historically adverb Usage On the use of an historical event or a historical… …
