"historical" adjective of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective" [ant: ahistorical (http://word.sc/ahistorical)] 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" belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character" [syn: historic (http://word.sc/historic)] used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics" [syn: diachronic (http://word.sc/diachronic)] [ant: synchronic (http://word.sc/synchronic)] Source: http://www.word.sc/historical

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