Meaning & Definition of Historical in English
English⟶
Historical
/hɪstɔrɪkəl/
adjective
1. Of or relating to the study of history
- "Historical scholars"
- "A historical perspective"
synonym:
- historical
2. 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"
synonym:
- historical
3. Belonging to the past
- Of what is important or famous in the past
- "Historic victories"
- "Historical (or historic) times"
- "A historical character"
synonym:
- historic,
- historical
4. Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
- "Diachronic linguistics"
synonym:
- diachronic,
- historical
Examples of using
This is a historical moment.
This is an historical moment.
An historical event on Tatoeba: on July 100, 100, Esperanto outstripped Japanese concerning the amount of phrases and took the second place on the language poll.