historical
Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, as opposed to legends, myths,…Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
» Who's your favorite historical person?
Хто твоя улюблена історична персона?
Meaning
11 sensesOf, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.
The historical works of Lord Macaulay and Edward Gibbon are in and of themselves historic.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
About history; depicting persons or events from history.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.
Set in the past.
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
(uncommon)Former, erstwhile; (religious, obsolete) lapsed, nominal.
One of various tenses or moods used to tell about past events, historic (tense).
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history.
The Royal Historical Society
The State Historical Society of Wisconsin
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"
historical-political
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.
(obsolete)Synonym of hereditary or evolutionary.
Examples
162 sentencesWho's your favorite historical person?
Хто твоя улюблена історична персона?
Tom spent all weekend reading a historical novel.
ruТом все выходные провёл за чтением исторического романа.
deTom verbrachte das ganze Wochenende mit dem Lesen eines historischen Romans.
You'll find that book in the historical section of the library.
ruТы найдёшь эту книгу в историческом отделе библиотеки.
deDu wirst das Buch in der historischen Abteilung der Bibliothek finden.
Do you like historical novels?
Тобі до вподоби історичні романи?
ruТебе нравятся исторические романы?
deLiest du gerne historische Romane?
It's a historical fact.
ruЭто исторический факт.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin historicus (“historical”) + -al (forming adjectives denoting of or relating to)From Latin historicus (“historical”) + -al (forming adjectives denoting of or relating to). By surface analysis, history + -ical.
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Forms
more historical, most historical| Comparative | more historical Lesson |
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| Superlative | most historical Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past:historic
- used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time:diachronic
Antonyms
9 antonymsWord family
60 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form