ahistoricaladj.
/ˌeɪhᵻˈstɒrᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌeɪhɪsˈtɔrək(ə)l/ Not historical; unrelated to or unconcerned with history or historical events.
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the world > time > relative time > the past > [adjective] > relating to past times > regardless of the historical aspect
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1928 M. Samuel tr. H. Keyserling Europe 166 Underneath..lived an ahistorical peasantry.
1957 J. C. McKinney in H. Becker & A. Boskoff Mod. Sociol. Theory vii. 228 American sociology has been generally ahistorical in its approach to the study of society. It has instead concerned itself with the realm of ‘contemporary’ events.
1961 E. E. Evans-Pritchard Anthropol. & Hist. 1 Durkheim, though perhaps not anti-historical, had been ahistorical..in the sense that his developmental studies were in the field of evolutionary typology rather than of history proper.
1986 J. Fabian Lang. & Colonial Power 8 Spread, expansion, and other synonyms of diffusion often encourage a ‘natural’, i.e. an a-historical and a-political, approach to linguistic change.
2008 J. Torchia Exploring Personhood viii. 219 A particular focus of postmodern critiques is the notion of an ahistorical human nature transcending time and culture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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