- un|his|tor|ic
- un|his|tor|ic «UHN hihs TR ihk, -TOR-», adjective.1. not famous or important in history: »
an unhistoric event.
2. = unhistorical. (Cf. ↑unhistorical)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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his|tor´i|cal|ly — his|tor|i|cal «hihs TR uh kuhl, TOR », adjective. 1. of or having to do with history: »historical documents. 2. according to history; based on history: »a historical novel. 3. known to be real or true; in history, not in legend: »It is a… … Useful english dictionary
his|tor|i|cal — «hihs TR uh kuhl, TOR », adjective. 1. of or having to do with history: »historical documents. 2. according to history; based on history: »a historical novel. 3. known to be real or true; in history, not in legend: »It is a historical fact that… … Useful english dictionary
his|tor´i|cist — his|tor|i|cism «hihs TR uh sihz uhm, TOR », noun. the excessive use or influence of earlier ideas that substitute or smother original achievement, especially in architectural design: »Far from leading to useful criticism, accusations of… … Useful english dictionary
his|tor|i|cism — «hihs TR uh sihz uhm, TOR », noun. the excessive use or influence of earlier ideas that substitute or smother original achievement, especially in architectural design: »Far from leading to useful criticism, accusations of historicism merely… … Useful english dictionary
his|tor|i|cize — «hihs TR uh syz, TOR », transitive verb, cized, ciz|ing. to make historical; record or represent as history … Useful english dictionary
his|tor|i|co-le|gal — «hihs TR uh koh LEE guhl, TOR », adjective. based on both history and law; historical and legal: »... historico legal arguments about the unequivocal cession of Gibraltar (London Times) … Useful english dictionary
his|tor|ic — «hihs TR ihk, TOR », adjective. 1. famous or important in history: »Plymouth Rock and Bunker Hill are historic spots. The entry of the free people of Germany into the Atlantic association of nations is an event of historic significance (New York… … Useful english dictionary
his|tor|i|fy — «hihs TR uh fy, TOR », transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. to deal with in history; record in history … Useful english dictionary
pre|his|tor|ic — «PREE hihs TR ihk, TOR », adjective. of or belonging to times before histories were written: »Some prehistoric people lived in caves. Prehistoric men and animals are known from skeletal materials found in the crust of the earth (Beals and Hoijer) … Useful english dictionary
