historical

Adjective

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

• belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
  • historic victories
    
  • historical (or historic) times
    
  • a historical character
    

• 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
    
  • actual historical events
    

• of or relating to the study of history
  • historical scholars
    
  • a historical perspective
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  diachronic , historic
• Antonyms: 
  synchronic , ahistorical