historical

adjective

his·tor·i·cal hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl How to pronounce historical (audio)

-ˈstär-

: of, relating to, or having the character of history

historical data

: based on history

historical novels

: used in the past and reproduced in historical presentations

: famous in history : historic sense a

: secondary sense 1c

: diachronic

historical grammar

historicalness

hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl-nəs How to pronounce historical (audio)

-ˈstär-

noun

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historic or historical?

Do you experience a slight pause before using either of these words as you try to remember which one is correct and whether it should be preceded by an or a? If so, you’re not alone, for many people find this pair particularly tricky. Historic and historical are both occasionally found preceded by an, since the initial h in each word was formerly left unpronounced. Now this h is heard, and a is far more common than an (by a ratio of about 4 to 1 in American English).

Historic and historical have been used interchangeably by many writers, even in recent years. If you would like to avoid being corrected, however, use historical for matters relating to history (the historical society), and historic to refer to things having great and lasting importance (a historic occasion).

Example Sentences

He strove for historical accuracy in the movie. The kings are listed in historical order.

Recent Examples on the Web To its credit, the movie does acknowledge some of the story’s uglier historical context, including the fact that Dahomey became a rich nation by profiting off the transatlantic slave trade, selling African prisoners to European invaders.

Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 This computer program was, somehow, expert in hermeneutics: interpretation through grammatical construction and historical context, the struggle to elucidate the nexus of meaning in time.

Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022 To pretend that Titian’s work is devoid of political meaning is to ignore its historical context.

WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Viewers today simply don’t have the historical context anymore.

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 Alternatively, given the historical context of this funeral, the Websites of most major news will stream it live as well.

Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 As a result, California's attorneys argued that the May case needed to be remanded, or sent back to the lower courts, for both parties to provide more evidence and historical context to determine the ban's constitutionality.

Devika Rao, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 By the next year, Cifaldi was working as the lead producer on the Mega Man Legacy Collection, which placed the first six Mega Man games in historical context.

Bijan Stephen, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 Young people are often keenly aware of current events, and many look for historical context.

New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022 See More

单词	historical
释义	historical adjective his·tor·i·cal hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl -ˈstär- 1 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 2 : famous in history : historic sense a 3 a : secondary sense 1c b : diachronic historical grammar historicalness hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl-nəs -ˈstär- noun Did you know? historic or historical? Do you experience a slight pause before using either of these words as you try to remember which one is correct and whether it should be preceded by an or a? If so, you’re not alone, for many people find this pair particularly tricky. Historic and historical are both occasionally found preceded by an, since the initial h in each word was formerly left unpronounced. Now this h is heard, and a is far more common than an (by a ratio of about 4 to 1 in American English). Historic and historical have been used interchangeably by many writers, even in recent years. If you would like to avoid being corrected, however, use historical for matters relating to history (the historical society), and historic to refer to things having great and lasting importance (a historic occasion). Synonyms documentary factual hard literal matter-of-fact nonfictional objective true See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences He strove for historical accuracy in the movie. The kings are listed in historical order. Recent Examples on the Web To its credit, the movie does acknowledge some of the story’s uglier historical context, including the fact that Dahomey became a rich nation by profiting off the transatlantic slave trade, selling African prisoners to European invaders. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2022 This computer program was, somehow, expert in hermeneutics: interpretation through grammatical construction and historical context, the struggle to elucidate the nexus of meaning in time. Stephen Marche, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2022 To pretend that Titian’s work is devoid of political meaning is to ignore its historical context. WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 Viewers today simply don’t have the historical context anymore. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Sep. 2022 Alternatively, given the historical context of this funeral, the Websites of most major news will stream it live as well. Chris Morris, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2022 As a result, California's attorneys argued that the May case needed to be remanded, or sent back to the lower courts, for both parties to provide more evidence and historical context to determine the ban's constitutionality. Devika Rao, The Week, 8 Sep. 2022 By the next year, Cifaldi was working as the lead producer on the Mega Man Legacy Collection, which placed the first six Mega Man games in historical context. Bijan Stephen, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 Young people are often keenly aware of current events, and many look for historical context. New York Times, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing historical historical museum historical materialism art historical historical society historical present anti-historical historical museum historical materialism art historical historical society historical present anti-historical Kids Definition historical adjective his·tor·i·cal hi-ˈstȯr-i-kəl 1 : relating to or based on history historical writings 2 : known to be true historical fact historical adjective as in factual restricted to or based on fact a historical novel that tells the story of Hannibal's crossing of the Alps through the eyes of a young boy Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance factual literal documentary nonfictional true actual objective real authentic reliable genuine documented simple matter-of-fact verifiable bona fide hard indisputable demonstrable irrefutable sustainable unquestionable established incontestable undeniable certain incontrovertible provable right supportable plain undoubted confirmable Antonyms & Near Antonyms theoretical fictional fictitious nonhistorical speculative hypothetical unhistorical theoretic fictionalized mythic mythical imaginary apocryphal legendary fanciful fantastical nonfactual undocumented nondocumentary unauthentic fantastic fabulous exaggerated invented chimerical chimeric imagined pretend embroidered made-up unsupportable make-believe insupportable See More
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historical

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