Historical
Example: The museum exhibits several historical artifacts from ancient civilizations.
Definition
"Historical" relates to anything connected with past events, particularly those that are significant or recorded in history. For example, historical artifacts are objects that provide insight into ancient civilizations and their ways of life.
Etymology
The word "historical" comes from the Greek word 'historikos,' meaning 'of history' or 'learned by inquiry.' It evolved in Latin as 'historicus' and entered English in the late Middle Ages to describe things pertaining to history or past events.
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"Historical" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - History - (C1) - set 1", containing 198 commonly used words.
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