| historian | (n) a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it, Syn. historiographer |
| historic | (adj) belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past, Syn. historical, Example: historic victories; historical (or historic) times; a historical character |
| historic | (adj) important in history, Example: the historic first voyage to outer space |
| historical | (adj) of or relating to the study of history, Ant. ahistorical, Example: historical scholars; a historical perspective |
| historical | (adj) having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary, Example: the historical Jesus; doubt that a historical Camelot every existed; actual historical events |
| historical document | (n) writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.), Syn. historical record, historical paper |
| historical linguistics | (n) the study of linguistic change, Syn. diachronic linguistics, diachrony, Example: the synchrony and diachrony of language |
| historically | (adv) throughout history, Example: historically they have never coexisted peacefully |
| historically | (adv) with respect to history, Example: this is historically interesting |
| historicalness | (n) the state of having in fact existed in the past |
| Historial | a. [ L. historialis: cf. F. historial. ] Historical. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Historian | n. [ F. historien. ] Even the historian takes great liberties with facts. Sir J. Reynolds. [ 1913 Webster ] Great captains should be good historians. South. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| historical | There warriors frowning in historic brass. Pope. [1913 Webster]
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| Historically | adv. In the manner of, or in accordance with, history. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Historicize | v. t. To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to chronicle. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Historied | a. Related in history. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Historier | n. An historian. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Historiette | ‖n. [ F., dim. of histoire a history. ] Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a story. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Historify | v. t. [ History + -fy. ] To record in or as history. [ R. ] Lamb. [ 1913 Webster ] Thy conquest meet to be historified. Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Historiographer | n. [ L. historiographus, Gr. |
| Historie { f } | history [Add to Longdo] |
| Historiker { m } | historian [Add to Longdo] |
| historisch { adv } | historically [Add to Longdo] |