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    historically
    /hɪˈstɒrɪkli/

    adverb

    • 1. with reference to past events: "a historically accurate picture of the time"

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  2. Learn the meaning of historically as an adverb that describes something related to the past or compared with the past. See how to use historically in sentences and find synonyms and translations.

  3. 1. : in accordance with or with respect to history. a historically accurate account. 2. : in the past. historically, stagnant cities seldom have recovered—Jane Jacobs. Examples of historically in a Sentence.

  4. Historically definition: in the past, especially typically or routinely. See examples of HISTORICALLY used in a sentence.

  5. Anything that has happened historically has been going on for a long time. A historically accurate picture of a time portrays it just right. If your model of a 1950’s soda shop is historically accurate, your grandmother will love it.

  6. adj. 1. a. Of or relating to history; concerned with past events: a historical account. b. Based on past events or set in the past: a historical novel. c. Used in or providing evidence of the past: historical costumes; historical records. 2. Concerned with phenomena as they change through time: a historical dictionary. 3.

  7. The earliest known use of the adverb historically is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for historically is from 1533, in the writing of Thomas More, lord chancellor, humanist, and martyr. historically is formed within English, by derivation.

  8. historically. volume_up. UK /hɪˈstɒrɪkli/ adverb 1. with reference to past events a historically accurate picture of the time Examples More competent players can pit their wits against the masters of the past in historically accurate face-offs.