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historical adjective
Meaning : Of or relating to the study of history.
Example :
Historical scholars.
A historical perspective.
Unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition.
ahistoricalMeaning : Having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary.
Example :
The historical Jesus.
Doubt that a historical Camelot every existed.
Actual historical events.
Meaning : Belonging to the past. Of what is important or famous in the past.
Example :
Historic victories.
Historical (or historic) times.
A historical character.
Synonyms : historic
Meaning : Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time.
Example :
Diachronic linguistics.
Synonyms : diachronic
Concerned with phenomena (especially language) at a particular period without considering historical antecedents.
Synchronic linguistics.synchronic
