HISTORICAL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • belonging to the past
   • of what is important or famous in the past
   Synonym(s)
   • historic (what does historic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • historic victories
   • historical (or historic) times
   • a historical character
   Similar To
   • past (what does past mean?)
2. Meaning
   • having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
   Usage Example(s)
   • the historical Jesus
   • doubt that a historical Camelot every existed
   • actual historical events
   Similar To
   • real (what does real mean?)
   • existent (what does existent mean?)
3. Meaning
   • used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
   Synonym(s)
   • diachronic (what does diachronic mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • diachronic linguistics
   Antonym(s)
   • synchronic (what does synchronic mean?)
   • descriptive (what does descriptive mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of or relating to the study of history
   Usage Example(s)
   • historical scholars
   • a historical perspective
   Antonym(s)
   • ahistorical (what does ahistorical mean?)
   Pertainym(s)
   • history (what does history mean?)