historical

  • (noun): A historical romance.
  • (adjective): Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history, (particularly) as opposed to legends, myths, and fictions.
  • (adjective): Of, concerning, or in accordance with the past generally.
  • (adjective): Of, concerning, or in accordance with the scholarly discipline of history.
  • (adjective): Forming compound adjectives with the meaning "historical/~" or "historically":
  • July 4, 1776, is a historic date. A great deal of historical research has been done on the events leading up to that day.
  • The Royal Historical Society
  • historical-political