of, pertaining to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events: historical records; historical research.
based on or reconstructed from an event, custom, style, etc., in the past: a historical reenactment of the battle of Gettysburg.
having once existed or lived in the real world, as opposed to being part of legend or fiction or as distinguished from religious belief: to doubt that a historical Camelot ever existed; a theologian's study of the historical Jesus.
narrated or mentioned in history; belonging to the past.
noting or pertaining to analysis based on a comparison among several periods of development of a phenomenon, as in language or economics.
historic (def. 1).
Origin of historical
1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin historic(us) historic + -al1
Yes, North America and the EU ought to acknowledge their historical responsibility for emissions.
What’s causing climate change, in 10 charts|David Roberts|September 11, 2020|Vox
A Han Gwich’in dog musher and triathlete who grew up in the village of Eagle, she’d taken the stage at the group’s 2017 convention as a keynote speaker describing personal loss and historical trauma.
The Woman Propositioned by Alaska’s Former Lieutenant Governor Tells Her Story for the First Time|by Kyle Hopkins and Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News|September 10, 2020|ProPublica
Many of them didn’t have any content related to significant LGBTQ historical figures as part of the history curriculum.
LGBTQ-inclusive curriculum laws take effect in N.J., Ill.|Philip Van Slooten|September 9, 2020|Washington Blade
After being trained on historical data, the algorithm falsely classified patients with asthma as extremely low risk.
Disco, bell bottoms, big hair…and cutting-edge A.I.?|Jeremy Kahn|September 8, 2020|Fortune
Vitale has 30 years of experience studying policing and advising community-based movements for reform and will discuss the historical role police have played as well as their current role.
Defunding the Police virtual info session Sept. 8|Philip Van Slooten|September 2, 2020|Washington Blade
Historical justifications for most modern celebrations can be found in the ancient world.
New Year’s Eve, Babylon Style|Candida Moss|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Hitchcock had the historical good fortune to have worked from silent films through television.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The central thrust of the sequence derives from historical fact.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If there was anyone who thought otherwise, he left no historical record.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor|S. C. Gwynne|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The narrative is a remarkable piece of historical research that spans just over 800 pages.
Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator|J.P. O’Malley|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But historical geology alone could never have led to the dynamical phase of modern biology.
The Story of the Living Machine|H. W. Conn
The saying is perhaps not historical but it illustrates Indian sentiment.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3)|Charles Eliot
The historical plates published about the same time209 in Germany prove the same lively zeal in imitation.
Engraving: Its Origin, Processes, and History|Henri Delaborde
They commence' to ax me questions concernin' some historical happenin's an' I answer them all.
Slave Narratives Vol. XIV. South Carolina, Part 2|Works Projects Administration
They begin with an historical picture, its landscape and buildings, in one compartment.
A Treatise on Painting|Leonardo Da Vinci
British Dictionary definitions for historical
historical
/ (hɪˈstɒrɪkəl) /
adjective
belonging to or typical of the study of historyhistorical methods
concerned with or treating of events of the pasthistorical accounts
based on or constituting factual material as distinct from legend or supposition
“Historic” vs. “Historical:” Are They Synonyms?President Obama, Hilary Clinton, Kamala Harris. Have their candidacies been historic or historical? Or are these incredibly similar words simply synonyms that can be interchanged? Let's take a closer look.
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Words related to historical
real, ancient, actual, classical, factual, archival, authentic, important, old, past, verifiable, attested, chronicled, commemorated, documented, in truth