historicaladjective
uk/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl/us/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl/B1 connected with studying or representing things from the past:
Many important historical documents were destroyed when the library was bombed.
She specializes in historical novels set in 18th-century England.
used to describe prices, values, etc. in the past:
The table compares historical exchange rates for five different currencies.
used to describe crimes that were committed in the past:
A man was arrested as part of an investigation into allegations of historical child abuse dating back to the 1980s.
More examples
- It is a rather grey, colourless city, with few interesting sights or historical monuments.
- Bitter historical enmities underlie the present violence.
- The book is a work of fiction and not intended as a historical account.
- She's an avid reader of historical novels.
- The photos are of immense historical value.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
History - general words
- a page in/of history idiom
- Age of Exploration
- annals
- antiquarian
- antiquary
- antique
- historian
- historic
- history
- legacy
- modern
- oral history
- oral tradition
- page
- the Agrarian Revolution
- time
historically
adverb uk/hɪˈstɒr.ɪ.kəl.i/us/hɪˈstɔːr.ɪ.kəl.i/
C1
The film makes no attempt to be historically accurate.
Historically (= over a long period in the past), there have always been close links between France and Scotland.