Thesaurus: historical

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1. a. Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page.
2. adj. of or relating to the study of history
3. adj. having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
4. adj. belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
5. adj. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
6. Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page. -- His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. -- Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under which it was written. -- The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent the unity and significance of a past era or age.
7. j:100 a. of or relating to the study of history s. having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary