Definitions for historical
hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr-his·tor·i·cal

Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. historicaladjective

   of or relating to the study of history

   "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective"

2. historicaladjective

   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"

3. historic, historicaladjective

   belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

   "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"

4. diachronic, historicaladjective

   used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time

   "diachronic linguistics"

Wiktionary(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. historicaladjective

   Pertaining to the history, to what happened in the past.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Historicaladjective

   of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'historical' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1827

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'historical' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3961

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'historical' in Adjectives Frequency: #243

How to pronounce historical?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say historical in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of historical in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of historical in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of historical in a Sentence

1. Henry Miller:

   The current interventions such as masking, etc., may be necessary for a prolonged time. This may serve to prolong the reduction in respiratory disease. It has been theorized, however, once these measures are reduced or eliminated, there may be a significant increase over historical numbers of these infections. That is, we may see unusually severe cold and flu seasons due to factors such as increase susceptibility to some of these diseases.

2. Navajo Nation:

   This landscape is home to many historical and cultural sites, plants, water, traditional medicines, and teachings for our people. It also provided refuge for our people in times of conflict, bears Ears is sacred and Bears Ears deserves to be protected.

3. Raymond Clemens:

   The map has become an historical object in and of itself, it’s a great example of a forgery that had an international impact, and it’s an integral part of the Speculum Historiale, which is a genuinely fascinating manuscript.

4. Julia Alvarez, In the Time of the Butterflies:

   A novel is not, after all, a historical document, but a way to travel through the human heart.

5. Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz:

   To those who are incapable of presenting the historic truth in an honest way, I want to say that Poland was not a perpetrator but a victim of World War II, i would expect full historical knowledge from officials who speak on the matter.

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