historical
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3.6
- adjective
- /hɪˈstɔrɪkəl/
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histórico
- Many historical novels bring to life the events of significant periods in history.
- historical records
- a historical society
- historical perspective
We're using the language coming from historical sources as best we can.
- We're using the language coming from historical sources as best we can.
- Where this becomes of key historical importance is in the church.
- They are more like historical fiction writers than historians.
- And, and there's good historical reasons for that.
- So it's it's a long read, great historical novel.
- And I never knew about that historical tragedy before.
- Why would you leave out such a important historical dress detail?
- It existed as the result of an historical accident.
- Well, I'll give you a couple of examples of historical contingency.
- So I'll, I'll give you a, a quick and easy historical narrative about the crisis.
- And that came from my historical background and upbringing.
- And in a historical, there was a historical off planet file.
- You know, look at the historical hand we have been dealt.
- And you know, the historical part of that is a tragedy.
Examples
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Colleges also need to consider local and historical constraints and complexities when planning for implementation.
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"We will publish articles, interviews, and essays that shed historical light on contemporary affairs and personalities.
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So now we're going to take a historical look at this.
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Where this becomes of key historical importance is in the church.
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Is it played against a huge historical event, or is it more private and domestic?
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And I never knew about that historical tragedy before.
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Consider a project in which students can tie historical photos to Google Maps.
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What's your favorite historical era for fashion right now?
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I'm going after a find of incredible historical significance.
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Today we recognize the historical significance of what the Dalton gang did for our community.
Synonyms
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From an earlier time, not happening now
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
Use present tense to tell past events as if they are happening now
- Formal
A group of 19th-century German thinkers who explain law and economy as changing over time
How Historical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Historical comes from history, which comes from the old Greek word historia meaning 'story' or 'knowledge learned by asking'. So historical describes things connected to the past or to the study of past events.