[Word Family: noun: ↑historian, ↑history, ↑prehistory; adjective: ↑historic, ↑prehistoric, ↑historical; adverb: ↑historically]
1. relating to the past:
places of historical interest
It is important to look at the novel in its historical context.
2. connected to the study of history
historical evidence/research etc
3. historical events, facts, people etc happened or existed in the past:
Was King Arthur a real historical figure?
4. describing or based on events in the past:
a historical novel
—historically /-kli/ adverb:
How historically significant is this discovery?