historical
ADJECTIVE
/hɪ'stɔrɪkəl/
10 LETTERS · 4 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH H
historical is a valid 10-letter word worth 15 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.
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WORDS WITH FRIENDS
H4I1S1T1O1R1I1C3A1L1
4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 =15 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 30TRIPLE WORD → 45
MEANING
What does historical mean?
ADJECTIVE · 3 SENSES
1
Belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past.
“historical (or historic) times”
“a historical character”
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2
Used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time.
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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”
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OTHER · 1 SENSE
1
Of or relating to the study of history.
“historical scholars”
“a historical perspective”
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