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- DictionaryHis·tor·i·cal/hiˈstôrək(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. of or concerning history; concerning past events: "the historical background to such studies"
adjective
Dictionary covering the historical development of forms and meanings of words
A historical dictionary or dictionary on historical principles is a dictionary which deals not only with the latterday meanings of words but also the historical development of their forms and meanings. It may also describe the vocabulary of an earlier stage of a language's development without covering present-day usage at all. A historical dictionary is primarily of interest to scholars of languag... Wikipedia