historic, historical
(adjective) belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; âhistoric victoriesâ; âhistorical (or historic) timesâ; âa historical characterâ
historical
(adjective) having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary; âthe historical Jesusâ; âdoubt that a historical Camelot every existedâ; âactual historical eventsâ
diachronic, historical
(adjective) used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; âdiachronic linguisticsâ
historical
(adjective) of or relating to the study of history; âhistorical scholarsâ; âa historical perspectiveâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
historical (comparative more historical, superlative most historical)
Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
(literature, art) About history; depicting persons or events from history.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.
(literature, art) Set in the past.
(uncommon) Former, erstwhile; (religious, obsolete) lapsed, nominal.
(grammar) One of various tenses or moods used to tell about past events, historic (tense).
(obsolete, biology) synonym of hereditary or evolutionary.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history.
Done in the manner of a historian: written as a development over time or in accordance with the historical method.
(uncommon) synonym of historic: important or likely to be important to history and historians.
Forming compound adjectives with the meaning "historical/~" or "historically"
• (see usage note): historic, (obsolete): historial
• (about earlier times): past, bygone, former, old, ancient; see also past
• (inaccurate accounts of the past): ahistorical, anachronistic; see also anachronistic
• (now: not in the past): modern, contemporary, present, present-day; see also present or contemporary
• (later: not in the past): future, projected, expected; see also future
historical (plural historicals)
A historical romance.
Source: Wiktionary
His*tor"ic, His*tor"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. historicus, Gr. historique. See History.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.
– His*tor"ic*al*ness, n.
– His*to*ric"i*ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history.
– Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under which it was written.
– The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent the unity and significance of a past era or age.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 January 2025
(adverb) in a concerned and solicitous manner; ââDonât you feel well?â his mother asked solicitouslyâ
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de ChinchinĂĄ (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, ChinchinĂĄ, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
