Definition of historical Historical

/hɪstɔˈɹɪkʌl/ - [historikul] - his•tor•i•cal

We found 7 definitions of historical from 4 different sources.

What does historical mean?

Adjective
historical - of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective"
		ahistorical unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition
historical - having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary; "the historical Jesus"; "doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"; "actual historical events"
		existent, real having existence or being or actuality; "an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient"; "much of the beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet Union and Iran"
historical - belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character"
		historic
		past of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
historical - used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics"
		diachronic
		linguistic communication, language the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"