Dictionary Check: historical
"historical" is a valid word!
Scrabble
15
points
Words with Friends
16
points
Definition
adjective
of or relating to the study of history
Example:
"historical scholars"
adjective
having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
Example:
"the historical Jesus"
adjective
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
Example:
"historic victories"
adjective
used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Example:
"diachronic linguistics"
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