| Adj. | 1. | historical - of or relating to the study of history; "historical scholars"; "a historical perspective" Antonyms: ahistorical - unconcerned with or unrelated to history or to historical development or to tradition |
| 2. | 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" | |
| 3. | historical - belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past; "historic victories"; "historical (or historic) times"; "a historical character" Synonyms: historic | |
| 4. | historical - used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics" Synonyms: diachronic |