historical

adjective his·tor·i·cal \-i-kəl\

: of or relating to history

: based on history

: arranged in the order that things happened or came to be

Full Definition of HISTORICAL

a : of, relating to, or having the character of history <historical data>

b : based on history <historical novels>

c : used in the past and reproduced in historical presentations

: famous in history : historic a

a : secondary 1c

b : diachronic <historical grammar>

— his·tor·i·cal·ness \-i-kəl-nəs\ noun

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15th century

Synonyms: documentary, hard, factual, literal, matter-of-fact, nonfictional, objective, true

Antonyms: fictional, fictionalized, fictitious, nondocumentary, nonfactual, nonhistorical, unhistorical

HISTORICAL Defined for Kids

adjective his·tor·i·cal \hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl\

: relating to or based on history <historical writings>

: known to be true <historical fact>

— his·tor·i·cal·ly adverb

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