Definitions
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
Word origin
From Latin historicus (“historical”) + -al (forming adjectives denoting of or relating to). By surface analysis, history + -ical.
Used in a sentence
“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 historical works of Lord Macaulay and Edward Gibbon are in and of themselves historic.”
“For in the contexte historicalle [Latin: In historico... contextu], the rewle off lyvenge and forme of vertues moralle and the incentiue of manhode ȝiffe grete resplendence thro the diligence of croniclers.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Relating to the past”10 letters
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