Search Result：historical
historical 
(TTS Sound)
(TTS Sound)KK Pronunciation
〔 hIsˋtɒrIkL 〕
Pronunciation
〔 hiˊstɒrikl 〕
Overview of adj historical
The adj historical has 4 senses
- historical -- (of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective")
- historical -- (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")
- historic, historical -- (belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character")
- diachronic, historical -- (used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics")