historical
adj 1: of or relating to the study of history; "historical
scholars"; "a historical perspective"
2: of what is important or famous in the past; "historic
victories" [syn: {historic}]
3: 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"
4: belonging to the past; "historical (or historic) times"; "a
historical character" [syn: {historic}]
5: used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as
it changes through time; "diachronic linguistics" [syn: {diachronic}]
[ant: {synchronic}]