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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Grep of noun historical historical document historical linguistics historical paper historical period historical present historical record historical school historicalness Overview of adj historical The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
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