Historical
adjective
Related to past events or a record of past events.
The museum contains many important historical artifacts.
Often appears as...
- historical documents
- historical period
adjective
Based on or influenced by history or historical events.
This novel is a historical account of the civil war.
Often appears as...
- historical novel
- historical account
adjective
Used to describe data or records from the past such as prices, values, etc.
We analyzed the historical data to anticipate future trends.
Often appears as...
- historical data
- historical prices
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Representing or including facts about history.
The movie is a historical drama set in medieval times.
Often appears as...
- historical drama
- historical representation
adjective
Related to past events or a record of past events.
The museum contains many important historical artifacts.
Often appears as...
- historical documents
- historical period
adjective
Based on or influenced by history or historical events.
This novel is a historical account of the civil war.
Often appears as...
- historical novel
- historical account
adjective
Used to describe data or records from the past such as prices, values, etc.
We analyzed the historical data to anticipate future trends.
Often appears as...
- historical data
- historical prices
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Representing or including facts about history.
The movie is a historical drama set in medieval times.
Often appears as...
- historical drama
- historical representation
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Pro Tip 1/3Not Current Events
Use 'historical' when discussing events that happened in the past, not recent news.
She specializes in the historical significance of ancient Rome.
Pro Tip 2/3Evidence Importance
Use 'historical' to emphasize the value of evidence from the past.
Historical records from the shipwreck revealed details about the cargo.
Pro Tip 3/3Academic Writing
In academic contexts, 'historical' often introduces reliable information about the past.
Her thesis offers a historical perspective on gender roles.
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Rescuing Penguin Chicks...
There is a very strong fishing pressure, especially on the fish stocks on the West Coast, With historically was a stronghold for the African penguin breeding areas, The fisheries and the penguins, all the seabirds and all top predators are competing for the same resources. By installing marine protected areas or no fish zone. It's obviously not only benefiting the one species,
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The history of the Cuban...
While criticized at the time by their respective governments for bargaining with the enemy, contemporary historical analysis shows great admiration for Kennedy's and Khrushchev's ability to diplomatically solve the crisis. But the disturbing lesson was that a slight communication error,
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The incredible history...
to securing his historical legacy because he was obsessed with his mortality. He spent his last years desperately employing alchemists and deploying expeditions in search of elixirs of life that would help him achieve immortality. And as early as the first year of his reign,
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Why should you read...
"It is not a novel. Still less an epic poem. Still less a historical chronicle. 'War and Peace' is what the author wanted and was able to express in the form in which it was expressed." It is, in other words, the sum total of Tolstoy's imaginative powers, and nothing less.
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History vs. Christopher...
Traditions and holidays are important to all cultures, but a hero in one era may become a villain in the next as our historical knowledge expands and our values evolve. And deciding what these traditions should mean today is a major part of putting history on trial.
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Why political...
of money in politics but it's really these historical forces that have created our polarized situation now having said all that what in the world is the way out of it well there are three possible rays of hope that I can offer you tonight that
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Why the buildings of the...
We throw out historical symbols, we rely on new, computer-aided design techniques, and we come up with new compositions, forms crashing into forms. This is academic and heady stuff, it's super unpopular, we totally alienate you.
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The sonic boom problem -...
and one of the most important achievements in this historical race was the breaking of the sound barrier. Not long after the first successful airplane flights, pilots were eager to push their planes to go faster and faster.
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Stopping Pandemics, An...
science history and past experience absolutely helps to inform our assessment uh or forecast about what could go on in the future and just for some historical context and perspective uh the fastest ever vaccine that has
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The wars that inspired...
spanning generations and involving a massive cast of characters with complex motives and shifting loyalties. If that sounds familiar, it's because the historical conflicts known as the Wars of the Roses
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Rescuing Penguin Chicks...
There is a very strong fishing pressure, especially on the fish stocks on the West Coast, With historically was a stronghold for the African penguin breeding areas, The fisheries and the penguins, all the seabirds and all top predators are competing for the same resources. By installing marine protected areas or no fish zone. It's obviously not only benefiting the one species,
Video examples
The history of the Cuban...
While criticized at the time by their respective governments for bargaining with the enemy, contemporary historical analysis shows great admiration for Kennedy's and Khrushchev's ability to diplomatically solve the crisis. But the disturbing lesson was that a slight communication error,
Video examples
The incredible history...
to securing his historical legacy because he was obsessed with his mortality. He spent his last years desperately employing alchemists and deploying expeditions in search of elixirs of life that would help him achieve immortality. And as early as the first year of his reign,
Video examples
Why should you read...
"It is not a novel. Still less an epic poem. Still less a historical chronicle. 'War and Peace' is what the author wanted and was able to express in the form in which it was expressed." It is, in other words, the sum total of Tolstoy's imaginative powers, and nothing less.
Video examples
History vs. Christopher...
Traditions and holidays are important to all cultures, but a hero in one era may become a villain in the next as our historical knowledge expands and our values evolve. And deciding what these traditions should mean today is a major part of putting history on trial.
Video examples
Why political...
of money in politics but it's really these historical forces that have created our polarized situation now having said all that what in the world is the way out of it well there are three possible rays of hope that I can offer you tonight that
Video examples
Why the buildings of the...
We throw out historical symbols, we rely on new, computer-aided design techniques, and we come up with new compositions, forms crashing into forms. This is academic and heady stuff, it's super unpopular, we totally alienate you.
Video examples
The sonic boom problem -...
and one of the most important achievements in this historical race was the breaking of the sound barrier. Not long after the first successful airplane flights, pilots were eager to push their planes to go faster and faster.
Video examples
Stopping Pandemics, An...
science history and past experience absolutely helps to inform our assessment uh or forecast about what could go on in the future and just for some historical context and perspective uh the fastest ever vaccine that has
Video examples
The wars that inspired...
spanning generations and involving a massive cast of characters with complex motives and shifting loyalties. If that sounds familiar, it's because the historical conflicts known as the Wars of the Roses
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Eric Schmidt
American Businessman
The funny thing about advertising is that it's not a zero-sum game... Historically, in the digital ad world, pie has gotten larger and it's possible for everyone to win, and it's perfectly possible that will continue to be true for quite some time.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Concentrate your narrative energy on the point of change. This is especially important for historical fiction. When your character is new to a place, or things alter around them, that's the point to step back and fill in the details of their world.
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Evan Spiegel
American Businessman
Snapchat really has to do with the way photographs have changed. Historically, photos have always been used to save really important memories: major life moments. But today... pictures are being used for talking.
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Ethan Canin
American Author
The historical background is one of the easier aspects of writing a novel. Far more difficult is dreaming up the smaller, character-based scenes, scenes that rise entirely from one's own imagination.
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Eric Bischoff
American Businessman
If you go back in time and look at a map of all of the television markets where wrestling was most popular, historically, the deepest concentrations of those markets were in the northeast.
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Yance Ford
American Director
What 'Strong Island' does is bring a historical perspective and help people understand that what we're treating as a modern-day phenomenon is actually not modern. It's actually quite old.
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Gaspard Ulliel
French Actor
Well, I think it can be quite helpful to be working on a character who actually existed, historically. Of course, you might have material to study and help you create the character.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Historically, the stuff of the universe goes on becoming concentrated into ever more organized forms of matter.
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Miguel
American Musician
Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.
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Puneet Issar
Indian Actor
Though I enjoy playing historical characters, it is very taxing.
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Eric Schmidt
American Businessman
The funny thing about advertising is that it's not a zero-sum game... Historically, in the digital ad world, pie has gotten larger and it's possible for everyone to win, and it's perfectly possible that will continue to be true for quite some time.
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Hilary Mantel
English Writer
Concentrate your narrative energy on the point of change. This is especially important for historical fiction. When your character is new to a place, or things alter around them, that's the point to step back and fill in the details of their world.
Quote examples
Evan Spiegel
American Businessman
Snapchat really has to do with the way photographs have changed. Historically, photos have always been used to save really important memories: major life moments. But today... pictures are being used for talking.
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Ethan Canin
American Author
The historical background is one of the easier aspects of writing a novel. Far more difficult is dreaming up the smaller, character-based scenes, scenes that rise entirely from one's own imagination.
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Eric Bischoff
American Businessman
If you go back in time and look at a map of all of the television markets where wrestling was most popular, historically, the deepest concentrations of those markets were in the northeast.
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Yance Ford
American Director
What 'Strong Island' does is bring a historical perspective and help people understand that what we're treating as a modern-day phenomenon is actually not modern. It's actually quite old.
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Gaspard Ulliel
French Actor
Well, I think it can be quite helpful to be working on a character who actually existed, historically. Of course, you might have material to study and help you create the character.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Historically, the stuff of the universe goes on becoming concentrated into ever more organized forms of matter.
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Miguel
American Musician
Historically, black music has influenced other cultures and other genres and created other genres.
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Puneet Issar
Indian Actor
Though I enjoy playing historical characters, it is very taxing.
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