historical

adjective
/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/

Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.

Example

“July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.”

Other meanings

About history; depicting persons or events from history.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.

Example sentences

“Western civilization is a recent historical construct.”
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“It's a historical document.”
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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “historical” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.