Historical Definition

hĭ-stôrĭ-kəl, -stŏr-
adjective
Of or concerned with history as a science.
The historical method.
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Based on or suggested by people or events of the past.
A historical novel.
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Providing evidence for a fact of history; serving as a source of history.
A historical document.
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Concerned with phenomena as they change through time.
A historical dictionary.
American Heritage
Established by history; not legendary or fictional; factual; real.
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noun

A historical romance.

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Other Word Forms of Historical

Noun

Singular:
historical
Plural:
historicals

Origin of Historical

  • From historic +‎ -al.

    From Wiktionary

Historical Sentence Examples

  • I see us today in a situation like those historical ones.

  • What causes historical events?

  • Besides the historical narrative, there were works mainly geographical or topographical left by persons like Baeton and Diognetus, whom Alexander had employed (as Onyarcaral.) to survey the roads over which he passed.

  • English equity has one marked historical peculiarity, viz.

  • The historians call this activity of the historical figures "the reaction."

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Words Starting With

HHIHIS

Words Ending With

LALCAL

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Words Starting With H and Ending With L

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10 Letter Words10 Letter Words Starting With H10 Letter Words Ending With L