historical
/hɪˈstɒrɪkl/adjective
उच्चारण हिस्टॉरिकल
ऐतिहासिक (इतिहास से संबंधित)
Core word
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connected with the past or the study of history; (of a book, film) about people and events in the past
ऐतिहासिक (इतिहास से संबंधित)
- historical records
- a historical novel
- There is little historical evidence for the legend.
+ 2 more examples
- She loves reading historical novels set in the Mughal period.
- The museum displays historical documents from the eighteenth century.
Synonyms past former archival documented
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
historical + noun
Historical describes something connected with the past or the study of history; it comes before a noun.
'Historical' अतीत या इतिहास के अध्ययन से संबंधित वस्तु का वर्णन करता है; यह noun से पहले आता है।
- Radhika bought a historical atlas for her exam preparation.
- The film is based on a historical event.
a historical + noun (article)
The h is pronounced, so the article is a: a historical novel.
'h' का उच्चारण होता है, इसलिए article 'a' आता है: a historical novel।
- He wrote a historical drama about Rani Lakshmibai.
historical + period / context / evidence
Used with words that talk about when and why something happened.
यह उन शब्दों के साथ आता है जो बताते हैं कि कोई बात कब और क्यों हुई।
- You must read the poem in its historical context.
- There is no historical evidence for the story.
historical (not historic)
Do not use historical to mean important; that meaning belongs to historic.
महत्वपूर्ण के अर्थ में 'historical' न लिखें; वह अर्थ 'historic' का है।
- The historical records are kept in a locked room.
+Collocations 4
historical + noun
recordevidencecontextfigurefactnovel
- Students must separate historical fact from legend.
historical + noun (study)
researchaccuracyinterestperspectiveanalysis
- The serial was criticised for its lack of historical accuracy.
adverb + historical
purelygenuinelybroadlylargely
- The book is largely historical, with a few invented scenes.
verb + historical
studyignoreverifydocument
- Researchers verify historical claims against original documents.
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- The class read a historical account of the Salt March.
विद्यार्थियों ने नमक सत्याग्रह का एक ऐतिहासिक विवरण पढ़ा।
- She collects historical coins from different dynasties.
वह विभिन्न राजवंशों के ऐतिहासिक सिक्के इकट्ठा करती है।
- Historical data shows that the river floods every few decades.
ऐतिहासिक आँकड़े दिखाते हैं कि नदी में हर कुछ दशकों में बाढ़ आती है।
- The temple is of great historical interest to researchers.
यह मंदिर शोधकर्ताओं के लिए बड़े ऐतिहासिक महत्व का है।
- It is wrong to judge the past using only today's historical standards.
केवल आज के मानकों से अतीत को परखना उचित नहीं है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The Kargil victory was a historical event for the nation.
✓ The Kargil victory was a historic event for the nation.
For an event important enough to be remembered, use historic.
याद रखे जाने योग्य महत्वपूर्ण घटना के लिए 'historic' आता है।
✗ He is reading an historical novel.
✓ He is reading a historical novel.
The h in historical is sounded, so use a.
'Historical' में 'h' उच्चारित होता है, इसलिए 'a' आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Historical is about the past; historic is about importance in history.
'Historical' अतीत से संबंध बताता है; 'historic' इतिहास में महत्व बताता है।
Connected with the past or the study of history.
अतीत या इतिहास के अध्ययन से संबंधित।
- She studied historical maps of the region.
Famous or important in history.
इतिहास में प्रसिद्ध या महत्वपूर्ण।
- The signing of the Constitution was a historic day.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked very often: historical (connected with history: 'historical documents') and historic (very important in history: 'a historic victory'); 'a historic' or 'an historic' (both used, 'a' is more common).
इन्हें अलग रखिए, यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: historical (इतिहास से संबंधित: 'historical documents') और historic (इतिहास में बहुत महत्वपूर्ण: 'a historic victory'); 'a historic' या 'an historic' (दोनों प्रयुक्त, 'a' अधिक आम)।