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"historical (or historic) times" "a historical character"adjectivebelonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
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adjectiveused of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
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"the historical Jesus" "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed" "actual historical events"adjectivehaving once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
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"historical scholars" "a historical perspective"of or relating to the study of historyOpposite:
Definition that contains historical
- german the standard German language; developed historically from West Germanic
- ancient belonging to times long past especially of the historical period before the fall of the Western Roman Empire
- scott British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
- shift change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- mi a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- arthur a legendary king of the Britons (possibly based on a historical figure in the 6th century but the story has been retold too many times to be sure); said to have led the Knights of the Round Table at Camelot
- museum a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
- mile a unit of length used in navigation; exactly 1,852 meters; historically based on the distance spanned by one minute of arc in latitude
- fabulous based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity
- leon a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain