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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
historical
/hɪˈstɒɹɪkəl/
adjective
of or related to events or people in the past
- “These events must be analyzed in their historical context.”Tatoeba
- “This is an important historical site, and we need to preserve it.”Tatoeba
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)