of or relating to the study of history

having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary

belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past

used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time

writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)

the study of linguistic change

writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)

the use of the present tense to describe past actions or states

writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)

a school of 19th century German economists and legal philosophers who tried to explain modern economic systems in evolutionary or historical terms

throughout history

with respect to history

the state of having in fact existed in the past

significance owing to its history