historical
Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
Adjective 4 meanings
Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
“July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.”
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.
Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history.
“The Royal Historical Society”
Forming compound adjectives with the meaning "historical/~" or "historically"
“historical-political”
Noun 1 meaning
A historical romance.
Etymology
From Latin historicus (“historical”) + -al (forming adjectives denoting of or relating to). By surface analysis, history + -ical.
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HISTORICAL at a glance
HISTORICAL has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (H 4 + I 1 + S 1 + T 1 + O 1 + R 1 + I 1 + C 3 + A 1 + L 1) and 16 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,021 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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