Antonyms for historical
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈstɔr ɪ kəl, -ˈstɒr- |
Definition of historical
Origin :- early 15c. (earlier in same sense was historial, late 14c.), from Latin historicus (from Greek historikos "historical, of or for inquiry," from historia; see history) + -al (1). Related: Historically.
- adj recorded as actually having happened
- The book, this last declared, was the "beau-ideal of historical romance."
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- Sometimes a literary or historical picture creeps into the text.
- Extract from : « De Libris: Prose and Verse » by Austin Dobson
- We introduce it as historical information, from a most unerring source.
- Extract from : « Ridgeway » by Scian Dubh
- To do this we must rely upon the methods which we use in any historical investigation.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- It is a historical fact that Casanova visited Voltaire at Ferney.
- Extract from : « Casanova's Homecoming » by Arthur Schnitzler
- This is probably a historical fact, and Shelley had to make the best of it.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- Such prophecy is the perfect working of the historical imagination.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- The historical plays would illustrate the remark as well as any.
- Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
- The court-room of the Old Bailey may be called a historical vat of crime.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 3, April 16, 1870 » by Various
- We must face sex problems with biological and historical knowledge.
- Extract from : « The Truth About Woman » by C. Gasquoine Hartley
Synonyms for historical
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