Antonyms for unhistoric
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : hi-stawr-ik, -stor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : hɪˈstɔr ɪk, -ˈstɒr- |
Definition of unhistoric
Origin :- 1660s, probably a back-formation from historical, perhaps influenced by French historique. What is historic is noted or celebrated in history; what is historical deals with history.
- As in legendary : adj fictitious but well known
- This unhistoric conception had its effects also in the domain of history.
- Extract from : « Feuerbach: The roots of the socialist philosophy » by Frederick Engels
- There is a valid excuse for preferring to address the unhistoric mind.
- Extract from : « The History of Freedom » by John Emerich Edward Dalberg-Acton
- They were said to be very wide-spread, but the tales connecting them with Italy are all unhistoric.
- Extract from : « The Aeneid of Virgil » by Virgil
- Then came the hand-barrow race, with that unhistoric vehicle about which poets never sing.
- Extract from : « Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes » by Sylvia Sunshine
- But this fact may most easily have been overlooked in uncritical and unhistoric times.
- Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel » by F. W. Farrar
- And yet again, the historic fact is the final consequence of unhistoric or unknown facts.
- Extract from : « Anatole France » by Georg Morris Cohen Brandes
- The reader may be glad to know what my brother felt about retaining the unhistoric passages of Scripture.
- Extract from : « The Fair Haven » by Samuel Butler
Synonyms for unhistoric
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