Adjective
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used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
"diachronic linguistics"
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belonging to the past
of what is important or famous in the past
"historic victories"
"historical (or historic) times"
"a historical character"
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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"
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of or relating to the study of history
"historical scholars"
"a historical perspective"