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historical definition

historical


 
  Grep  of  noun  historical 
  historical  document 
  historical  linguistics 
  historical  paper 
  historical  period 
  historical  present 
  historical  record 
  historical  school 
  historicalness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  historical 
 
  The  adj  historical  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  historical  --  (of  or  relating  to  the  study  of  history;  "historical  scholars";  "a  historical  perspective") 
  2.  (7)  historic,  historical  --  (of  what  is  important  or  famous  in  the  past;  "historic  victories") 
  3.  (5)  historical  --  (having  once  lived  or  existed  or  taken  place  in  the  real  world  as  distinct  from  being  legendary;  "the  historical  Jesus";  "doubt  that  a  historical  Camelot  every  existed";  "actual  historical  events") 
  4.  (5)  historic,  historical  --  (belonging  to  the  past;  "historical  (or  historic)  times";  "a  historical  character") 
  5.  diachronic,  historical  --  (used  of  the  study  of  a  phenomenon  (especially  language)  as  it  changes  through  time;  "diachronic  linguistics") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  historical 
 
  3  of  5  senses  of  historical 
 
  Sense  3 
  historical 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  real)  ->  unreal 
 
  Sense  4 
  historic,  historical 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  future,  past)  ->  present 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  past,  present)  ->  future 
 
  Sense  5 
  diachronic  (vs.  synchronic),  historical 
 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  historical 
 
  5  senses  of  historical 
 
  Sense  1 
  historical 
  Pertains  to  noun  history  (Sense  4) 
  =>history 
  =>  humanistic  discipline,  humanities,  liberal  arts,  arts 
 
  Sense  2 
  historic,  historical 
  Pertains  to  noun  history  (Sense  3) 
  =>history,  account,  chronicle,  story 
  =>  record 
 
  Sense  3 
  historical 
  =>  real  (vs.  unreal),  existent 
 
  Sense  4 
  historic,  historical 
  =>  past  (vs.  present)  (vs.  future) 
 
  Sense  5 
  diachronic  (vs.  synchronic),  historical 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  historical 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  historical 
 
  historical  used  as  an  adjective  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  5) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  historical 
  historical 
  prehistorical 
 
  Overview  of  adj  historical 
 
  The  adj  historical  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (12)  historical  --  (of  or  relating  to  the  study  of  history;  "historical  scholars";  "a  historical  perspective") 
  2.  (7)  historic,  historical  --  (of  what  is  important  or  famous  in  the  past;  "historic  victories") 
  3.  (5)  historical  --  (having  once  lived  or  existed  or  taken  place  in  the  real  world  as  distinct  from  being  legendary;  "the  historical  Jesus";  "doubt  that  a  historical  Camelot  every  existed";  "actual  historical  events") 
  4.  (5)  historic,  historical  --  (belonging  to  the  past;  "historical  (or  historic)  times";  "a  historical  character") 
  5.  diachronic,  historical  --  (used  of  the  study  of  a  phenomenon  (especially  language)  as  it  changes  through  time;  "diachronic  linguistics") 



historical definition