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Historically

see synonyms of historically

Adverb

1. historically

throughout history

Example Sentences:
'historically they have never coexisted peacefully'

2. historically

with respect to history

Example Sentences:
'this is historically interesting'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Historically

see synonyms of historically
adjective
1. 
belonging to or typical of the study of history
historical methods
2. 
concerned with or treating of events of the past
historical accounts
3. 
based on or constituting factual material as distinct from legend or supposition
4. 
based on or inspired by history
a historical novel
5. 
occurring or prominent in history
6.  a less common word for historic (sense 1)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Historically

see synonyms of historically
adjective
1. 
of or concerned with history as a science
the historical method
2. 
providing evidence for a fact of history; serving as a source of history
a historical document
3. 
based on or suggested by people or events of the past
a historical novel
4. 
established by history; not legendary or fictional; factual; real
5. 
showing the development or evolution in proper chronological order
a historical account
6. 
historic (sense 1)

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Historically

see synonyms of historically
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to history; concerned with past events: a historical account.
b. Based on past events or set in the past: a historical novel.
c. Used in or providing evidence of the past: historical costumes; historical records.
2. Concerned with phenomena as they change through time: a historical dictionary.
3. Important or famous in history. See Usage Note at historic.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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